The 535-pound fish, purchased by Japan's self-proclaimed "Tuna King," was sliced and shipped to sushi restaurants across the ...

A massive 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.

Kiyomura Co. said it paid about $3.2 million for the fish, or 510.3 million yen.

Caught off Honshu’s northernmost tip, the 535-pound bluefin was brought to Toyosu Market’s New Year auction, where Sushi Zanmai owner Kiyoshi Kimura claimed it with the morning’s top bid.

A 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 ...

A giant bluefin tuna has sold for a record-breaking amount at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market in Japan. The enormous fish weighs a whopping 243kg - that's about as heavy as a fully grown lion - and sold ...

Sushi Zanmai paid a record $3.24 million for a single 536-pound bluefin tuna at Tokyo's New Year auction, completely shattering previous records.

Winning bidder Kiyoshi Kimura, a.k.a. the Tuna King, plans to serve the prized fish in his Sushizanmai restaurants.

The fish in question was caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, a region that is renowned for its high-quality tuna fish. According to a report by AP, tuna fish costs $13,360 per kilogram in t ...

The pricey fish, caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, costs 2.1 million yen (US$13,360) per kilogram.

Japan Tuna Auction Members of the press take photographs of a bluefin tuna that won the highest bid at the annual New Year auction displayed at Sushi Zanmai ...