PHOTOS: Japan ‘Tuna King’ buys new year catch for USD 1.8 million

A bluefin tuna sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) in the first auction of the new year at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the second highest price on record, NHK broadcaster reported. The tuna was caught off northern Aomori Prefecture and weighed 276 kilograms (608 lbs), according to NHK, which translates into a price of about 700,000 yen per kilogram. The successful bidder was Kiyoshi Kimura, the head of the company that runs sushi restaurant chain "Sushizanmai," NHK said

Updated on: Jan 05, 2020 4:40 PM IST

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An employee poses with a newly-purchased tuna at a Sushizanmai restaurant, operated by Kiyomura Corp., in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. A bluefin tuna weighing a staggering 276 kilograms (608 pounds) was sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.79 million) on Sunday at a Tokyo fish market, the second-highest price on record. Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

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A customer holds a piece of tuna sushi with a pair of chopsticks at a Sushizanmai restaurant, operated by Kiyomura Corp., in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. A bluefin tuna weighing a staggering 276 kilograms (608 pounds) was sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.79 million) on Sunday at a Tokyo fish market, the second-highest price on record. (Bloomberg)

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Employees cut a newly-purchased tuna at a Sushizanmai restaurant, operated by Kiyomura Corp., in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. A bluefin tuna weighing a staggering 276 kilograms (608 pounds) was sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.79 million) on Sunday at a Tokyo fish market, the second-highest price on record. (Bloomberg)

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Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of Japanese sushi chain Sushizanmai, poses with a bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 193 million Japanese yen (about $1.8 million) in Tokyo, Japan January 5, 2020. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

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An employee holds a plate of tuna at a Sushizanmai restaurant, operated by Kiyomura Corp., in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. A bluefin tuna weighing a staggering 276 kilograms (608 pounds) was sold for 193.2 million yen ($1.79 million) on Sunday at a Tokyo fish market, the second-highest price on record. (Bloomberg)

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A sushi chef cuts a bluefin tuna at a restaurant at Tsukiji market area in Tokyo, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, after it was sold at the first auction of 2020 at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. (AP)