Kiyomura Co President Kiyoshi Kimura poses with a 243kg bluefin tuna sold at auction for a record 510 million yen at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. Photo: ReutersA Japanese sushi restaurant bid 510 million yen ($NZ5.64 million) for a single bluefin tuna on Monday, by far the highest price ever paid at the annual New Year auction at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market. The Takaichi administration pledged to work, work, work, so Sushizanmai will work, work, work too," said Kiyomura chief Kiyoshi Kimura, referring to the four-month-old government of Sanae Takaichi, Japan's first female prime minister. The eye-popping bid beat Kiyomura's own previous record of 333.6 million yen in 2019. The tuna dishes would be sold to customers at the usual price, Kimura said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 05, 2026 12:46 UTC