"A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction on Monday was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner Kiyoshi Kimura runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain. Kimura, who has won the annual action many times in the past, broke the previous record of 334 million yen ($2.1 million) he set in 2019."
"The auction started when the bell rang, and the floor was filled with torpedo-shaped fish with their tails cut off so bidders could examine meat details such as color, texture and fattiness while walking around the rows of tuna. The pricey fish was caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, a region widely regarded for producing some of the country's finest tuna, and costs 2.1 million yen ($13,360) per kilogram ($6,060 per pound)."
A 243-kilogram bluefin tuna fetched a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at Toyosu fish market's first auction of 2026. Kiyomura Corp., owned by Kiyoshi Kimura of the Sushi Zanmai chain, placed the winning bid, eclipsing Kimura's 2019 record of 334 million yen. The tuna, caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, sold for about 2.1 million yen per kilogram. Bidders inspected torpedo-shaped fish with tails removed to assess color, texture and fattiness. Hundreds of tuna are sold daily, but prices for Oma tuna rise markedly at the celebratory New Year auction. Pacific bluefin stocks are recovering after conservation efforts.
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