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‘Tuna King’ pays record $3.2 million for bluefin at Tokyo auction

Sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura smashed his own 2019 record for the 536-pound fish at the Japanese capital’s first auction of the new year.

Published: 5:42pm, 5 Jan 2026

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A bluefin tuna sold for a record US$3.2 million at the first auction of 2026 at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market on January 5, 2025. The buyer, “Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura, broke his own 2019 record with the winning bid for the 536-pound (243kg) fish from northern Japan. The event highlights the value of prized tuna. Pacific Ocean stocks of the fish have been recovering.

‘Tuna King’ pays record $3.2 million for bluefin at Tokyo auction

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura smashed his own 2019 record for the 536-pound fish at the Japanese capital’s first auction of the new year.

Sushi tycoon Kiyoshi Kimura smashed his own 2019 record for the 536-pound fish at the Japanese capital’s first auction of the new year.