₹29 crore for one fish? Japan just sold the world’s most expensive tuna

A colossal 535-pound bluefin tuna fetched a record-breaking ¥510 million at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market’s first auction of 2026. Kiyomura Corp’s Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of Sushi Zanmai, made the winning bid, surpassing his own 2019 record. The prized fish, sourced from Oma, Japan, signifies a hopeful recovery for the species.