243KG Bluefin Tuna Fetches Record-Breaking $3.2 Million USD at Tokyos Toyosu Market

SummaryKiyomura Corp., operator of the Sushizanmai chain, reclaimed the "Tuna King" title by purchasing a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna for a record ¥510.3 million JPY ($3.2 million USD) at Toyosu Market's first 2026 auctionThis winning bid shattered the company's previous 2019 record of ¥333.6 million JPY and marks the highest price paid since comparable data became available in 1999The prized fish, caught off the coast of Oma, was immediately sent to the Sushizanmai main store in...