TOKYO (AFP): A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3.1mil (RM12.8mil) for a giant tuna on Saturday as Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year, held its first pre-dawn New Year's auction. Bidding stopped at a whopping 333.6 million yen for the enormous 278kg fish - an endangered species - that was caught off Japan's northern coast. Self-styled "Tuna King" Kiyoshi Kimura paid the top price, which doubled the previous record of 155 million yen from 2013. "The price was higher than originally thought, but I hope our customers will eat this excellent tuna." "Finally, the first New Year auction was held at Toyosu market," said Yoshihiko Otaki, a market official.

Source: The Star January 05, 2019 01:52 UTC