Tuna Auctioned at Record $3 Million at Tokyo’s New Fish Market

Tuna auction at Toyosu Fish Market in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 5, 2019. Reuters
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A Japanese restaurant chain paid over three million dollars (333.6 million yen) on Saturday, Jan. 5, in a record New Year auction at Tokyo’s new fish market.

“The tuna looks so tasty and very fresh, but I think I did too much,” Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of the Sushizanmai restaurant chain told reporters after the auction.