Kiyoshi Kimura
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Kiyoshi Kimura (Japanese: 木村 清, romanized: Kimura Kiyoshi; born 19 April 1952) is known as the "Tuna King" of Japan. Kimura is the head of Kiyomura Corporation which runs the Sushi Zanmai chain of restaurants. In January 2019, Kimura paid a record 333.6 million yen for a 278 kg (613 lb) blue fin tuna and has been the highest bidder at the Japanese new year tuna auction in eight out of the past nine years.[1][2][3][4][5] In January 2026, Kimura again placed the highest bid at the New Year auction, purchasing a bluefin tuna for approximately 510 million yen (US$3.2 million), setting a new auction record.[6] The fish normally sells for $88/kilogram.[7]
