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

Japan's core consumer prices in December rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier, pushed up by food costs, with the rate remaining above ...

Caught off Honshu’s northernmost tip, the 535-pound bluefin was brought to Toyosu Market’s New Year auction, where Sushi ...

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.

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.

The top bidder for the prized tuna at the predawn auction was Kiyomura Corp., whose owner, Kiyoshi Kimura, runs the popular Sushi Zanmai chain.

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

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 sale was agreed at the celebratory New Year auction in Tokyo. View on euronews ...

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

The fish was purchased by Kiyomura Corporation, a Tokyo-based operator of the popular sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. According to Kyodo News, the bluefin tuna, one of the most desirable fish for ...