Man purchases $3.1 million tuna, has some … regrets

Even the most casual, airport sushi-eating consumer will tell you that raw tuna is one of the best fish you’ll ever eat. (Step aside, salmon-lovers).

So you can almost understand why Kiyoshi Kimura, owner of the Japanese restaurant chain Sushizanmai, recently decided to purchase a 613-pound, $3.1 million bluefin tuna for his restaurant. 

Almost.

Kimura purchased the fish at an auction at Tokyo’s newest fish market. In 2015, Kimura purchased a fish approximately half its weight and at half the price.

Still, Kimura seemed to experience some mild regret. Read more…

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