Japan is one of the largest fish markets in the world. Japanese businessman Kiyoshi Kimura, known as 'Tuna King', bought a tuna fish for $ 18 lakh (about Rs 13 crore) in the auction held on New Year's Eve. Kiyoshi made the highest bid of 276 kg of tuna on Sunday at the main fish market in the capital Tokyo. This is the second-highest bid of a tuna fish ever. Kiyoshi only bought 278 kg of tuna last year for $ 3.1 million (about Rs 22 crore).

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After purchasing the tuna in his statement, Kiyoshi said that he will serve it to customers in his restaurant. Kiyoshi's restaurant serves Japanese special thali shusi, in which sea fish is served with rice. Tuna in sea fishes is in great demand worldwide. According to the World Wolflife Fund, bluefin tuna is an endangered species of fish.

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In January last year, Tuna King Kiyoshi Kimura in Japan bought a giant tuna fish during the auction for $ 31 lakhs or about Rs 21,55,27,500. The BBC report said that the tuna fish bought by Tuna King Kiyoshi Kimura was 278 kg of bluefin tuna, an endangered species.

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