Japanese 'Tuna King' pays $1.8 million for bluefin tuna at New Year's auction

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A Japanese man who describes himself as the “Tuna King” has kicked 2020 off with an extravagant purchase.

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Kiyoshi Kimura, who owns Kiyomura Corp and runs the sushi chain Sushi Zanmai, shelled out $1.8 million for a giant 608-pound bluefin tuna fish at a New Year’s auction at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, The Japan Times reported.

Kiyoshi Kimura (C), president of Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai, poses with a sword before slicing up a bluefin tuna the company bought for 193.2 million yen (1.8 million USD).
(KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

The fish he purchased was caught off the Aomori region of northern Japan.

“This is the best,” Kimura said, according to Agence France-Presse. “Yes, this is expensive, isn’t it? I want our customers to eat very tasty ones this year, too.”

The fish he purchased was caught off the Aomori region of northern Japan.
(KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

The staggering price is far away from the most he’s spent on a fish, however. Last year, the magnate dropped $3 million at the New Year’s auction on a 612-pound prized Pacific bluefin tuna.

Bluefin tuna are considered an endangered species and can live up to 40 years and reach 1,500 pounds, according to the World Wildlife Fund.

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