Japanese 'Tuna King' pays record $3M for prized bluefin Tuna at famed Tokyo fish auction

Fox News ^ | 01/05/2019 | Lukas Mikelionis

[DFG]

Self-described Japanese "Tuna King" Kiyoshi Kimura paid a record $3 million for a 612-pound (278-kilogram) bluefin tuna at the first new year's auction in Tokyo on Saturday.

The winning sum for the prized and threatened species at the auction was more than double the previous record from the annual New Year auction, set in 2013.

Kimura, the owner of Kiyomura Corp who also runs the Sushi Zanmai chain, is a regular winner of the annual auctions.

He told Japanese broadcaster NHK that he was surprised by the price this year, but didn’t regret the purchase.

“The quality of the tuna I bought is the best,” he said.

[DFG]

[Hot Tabasco]

How does he make a profit on that fish?

[CincyRichieRich]

Well, at least Jeff Bezos won’t eat any since it’s not deep fried tarantula.

[BatGuano]

$306 per ounce?....ouch!

[Steve Van Doorn]

1. Meat from the highest prized fish is likely worth more.
2. Taxidermy

[null and void]

On that fish, he probably doesn’t. But I bet buying that fish brings a LOT of business to the Sushi Zanmai chain.

It’s simply an advertising expense.

One you can eat...

[Larry Lucido]

You can tune a fish, but you can’t tuna king.

[Openurmind]

Oh man... It’s absolute insanity. It will resell for thousands of dollars an once. This bluefin obsession has to be the most idiotic things I have seen yet.

[butlerweave]

How does he make a profit on that fish?

All the tuna he sells he’ll say it was that fish ,LOL

[GOPJ]

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g1066457-d3779142-r642162517-Tsukiji_Kiyomura_Sushi_Zanmai_Higashi_Shinjuku_ten-Shinjuku_Tokyo_Tokyo_Prefect.html#REVIEWS

[Simon Green]

I’m not the biggest fan of government regulation, but bluefin tuna are now classified as endangered. I think it would be reasonable to reduce the quotas on their harvests until their numbers replenish.

[AndyJackson]

[Leep]

Sell an oz for $500
Includes a bottle of their very best rice wine and a picture of the fish.
Suitable for framing.
Taxidermy the rest.

[digger48]

That’d make for an expensive tuna casserole

[hadaclueonce]

Something smells fishy.

[Leep]

You can look at my tuna salad for $5O..:)

[bert]

A piece at a time

[hadaclueonce]

Raw fish=bait

[gaijin]

They recently moved the famous Tsukiji fish market, by the way.

Amazing.

[Simon Green]

Raw fish=bait

Sushi and sashimi=delicious