The first tuna auction of the year in Tokyo landed a Japanese sushi chain owner the first and most expensive “New Year Tuna” at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market on Monday (January 5). Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of the “Sushi Zanmai” restaurant chain, bought a 180.4-kilogram Pacific bluefin tuna for 4.51 million yen (31,871 euros).
Video. Tuna sells for 32,000 euros in first Tokyo auction of 2015
The first tuna auction of the year in Tokyo landed a Japanese sushi chain owner the first and most expensive “New Year Tuna” at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market on Monday (January 5). Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of the “Sushi Zanmai” restaurant chain, bought a 180.4-kilogram Pacific bluefin tuna for 4.51 million yen (31,871 euros).
