A 243-kg bluefin tuna sold for $3.2 million at Tokyo’s 2026 fish auction, setting a new record.

At Tokyo's 2026 New Year fish auction, a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna sold for the highest price ever recorded—510 million yen ($3.2 million). Kiyomura Corp., owned by sushi entrepreneur Kiyoshi Kimura, who previously held the record, placed a bid on the fish, which was caught off the Oma region of northern Japan. With indications of a recovery in Pacific bluefin populations as a result of conservation efforts, the sale underscores the continued cultural and economic significance of premium tuna in Japan.