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

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

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

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.

The massive catch shattered the state record that had been caught the day before.

A 243-kilogram (535-pound) Pacific bluefin tuna sold for a record 510 million yen ($3.2 million) at the first 2026 auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market. Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of Sushi Zanmai, ...

A massive 243-kilogram (535-pound) bluefin tuna fetched a record-setting 510 million yen ($3.2 million) during Tokyo’s first fish auction of 2026 at the Toyosu fish market.

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.

An angler from Virginia Beach just fished his way into the record books after landing a massive 832.6-pound Atlantic Bluefin ...

A massive, 835.8-pound bluefin tuna was caught off Virginia Beach on Jan. 10. It's been certified as the new Virginia record.

A fisherman and his crew may have just smashed a state record by reeling in the biggest bluefin tuna over the weekend at more ...