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Tuna auctioned off for record price at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, head of Kiyomura Co., operator of the Sushi-zanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses with a 269-kilogram bluefin tuna he bought for a record 56.49 million yen at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses with a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna fetches 7.4 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura (R), the president of the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, gives a thumbs up next to a 230-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, that he successfully bid 7.36 million yen for in the first auction of the year at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market on Jan. 5, 2014.

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Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

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Tuna sold at record 155.4 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., shows a 222-kilogram bluefin tuna at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district on Jan. 5, 2013. The company made a successful bid for the tuna for an all-time high of 155.4 million yen (about $1.3 million), or 700,000 yen per kg, during the year's first auction at the market.

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Bluefin tuna auctioned for 14 mil. yen

Photographers and TV crews crowd in front of Kiyoshi Kimura (C in background), chief of a sushi restaurant chain, as he shows a 200-kilogram bluefin tuna he bought for 14 million yen on Jan. 5, 2016, during the first bidding of the year at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. It was the last year-opening auction at the current site, with the market to be relocated to another area of Tokyo in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bluefin tuna auctioned at 14 mil. yen

Kiyoshi Kimura (C), chief of a sushi restaurant chain, shows a 200-kilogram bluefin tuna he auctioned at 14 million yen on Jan. 5, 2016, during the first bidding of the year at Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. It was the last year-opening auction at the current site, as the market will be relocated to another area of Tokyo in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bluefin tuna fetches 4.5 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Tokyo-based sushi restaurant chain operator Kiyomura Co., poses for photos with a 180-kg bluefin tuna for which he made a successful bid for 4.51 million yen, or 25,000 yen per kilogram, in the first tuna auction of 2015 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Tuna auctioned off for record price at Tsukiji market

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Kimura, head of Kiyomura Co., operator of the Sushi-zanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses with a 269-kilogram bluefin tuna he bought for a record 56.49 million yen at the first auction of the year at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market, commonly known as Tsukiji market, in Tokyo early in the morning on Jan. 5, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st tuna auction in Tokyo

A bluefin tuna that fetched 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) at the New Year's auction in Tokyo is sliced apart on Jan. 5, 2020, by Kiyoshi Kimura (R), who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's 1st tuna auction in Tokyo

A bluefin tuna that fetched 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) at the New Year's auction in Tokyo is sliced apart on Jan. 5, 2020, by Kiyoshi Kimura, who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's 1st tuna auction in Tokyo

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of Japanese sushi chain Sushizanmai, wins the New Year's auction in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2020, with a bid of 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) for a bluefin tuna, the second-highest price on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's 1st tuna auction in Tokyo

Kiyoshi Kimura (R), president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of Japanese sushi chain Sushizanmai, speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2020, after winning the New Year's auction with a bid of 193.2 million yen ($1.8 million) for a bluefin tuna, the second-highest price on record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sculpture of Sushizanmai president

File photo taken on March 1, 2019, shows a life-size figure of Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of Japanese sushi chain Sushizanmai, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2019, shows a bluefin tuna which fetched a record 333.6 million yen in a New Year's auction held earlier in the day at the relocated Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. Standing behind it is Kiyoshi Kimura, who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna auction in Tokyo

A bluefin tuna that fetched a record 333.6 million yen in a New Year's auction in Tokyo is sliced apart on Jan. 5, 2019, by Kiyoshi Kimura (C), who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2019, shows a bluefin tuna which fetched a record 333.6 million yen in a New Year's auction held earlier in the day at the relocated Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. Standing beside it is Kiyoshi Kimura, who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2019, shows a bluefin tuna which fetched a record 333.6 million yen in a New Year's auction held earlier in the day at the relocated Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. Standing beside it is Kiyoshi Kimura, who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna auction in Tokyo

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2019, shows a bluefin tuna which fetched a record 333.6 million yen in a New Year's auction held earlier in the day at the relocated Toyosu fish market in Tokyo. Standing beside it is Kiyoshi Kimura, who heads the successful bidder Kiyomura Corp., the Tokyo-based operator of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna fetches 74 mil. yen at possible final Tsukiji New Year's auction

Customers prepare to eat sushi topped with bluefin tuna slices at a restaurant operated by Kiyomura Corp. in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017, after the company's president, Kiyoshi Kimura, purchased a 212-kilogram tuna for 74.2 million yen (around $632,000) or 350,000 yen per kilogram during a New Year's auction at the famed Tsukiji fish market. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna fetches 74 mil. yen at possible final Tsukiji New Year's auction

Kiyoshi Kimura (R), president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, cuts a 212-kilogram bluefin tuna at his main sushi restaurant in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2017, after he successfully purchased it for 74.2 million yen (around $632,000) during an auction at the famed Tsukiji fish market. It may have been the final New Year's auction at the fish market before its relocation to a new site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tuna fetches 74 mil. yen at possible final Tsukiji New Year's auction

Kiyoshi Kimura (C back), president of Kiyomura Corp., the operator of the Sushizanmai sushi restaurant chain, poses on Jan. 5, 2017, with the bluefin tuna he successfully purchased in what may be the final New Year's auction at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market before its relocation to a new site. The 212-kilogram tuna fetched 74.2 million yen (around $632,000), or 350,000 yen per kilogram. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo