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Man Buys Giant Bluefin Tuna Fish For $1.8 Million In Tokyo, Japan

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Jan 5, 2013 – Man Buys Giant Bluefin Tuna For $1.8 Million In Tokyo, Japan

A giant bluefin tuna fish has been sold for a record high $1.8 million at 2013’s 1st auction in Japan’s Tsukiji sea food market place today, at least 3 times 2012’s record high. naijagists.com

As reported by AFP, the 222-kilogram tuna  fish, captured in the city of Oma in northern Japan was sold to a winning bidder for 155.4 million yen approximately $1.8 million – said an official at Tokyo seafood market .

Last year, a giant tuna fish sold for only 56.49 million yen.

Kiyoshi Kimura, a businessman, the winning bidder of the above gigantic fish is also the owner of a popular Japanese restaurant and the winner of last year’s bid.

“I planned to exceed my clients’ expectation this year. He said they plan to eat Japan’s best tuna again this year.

“With this great tuna fish, I’m hoping to brighten up Japan again.,” Kimura said.

18 Comments

18 Comments

  1. Adedoyin

    January 5, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    9ce one

  2. Jelil Olalekan

    January 5, 2013 at 10:24 PM

    Too much money dey worry d man ooo.

  3. dharay

    January 5, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    4 wch river den dey kill dis kind fish?

  4. isa

    January 5, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    Madness

  5. Rick Mae

    January 6, 2013 at 1:52 AM

    Sum ppl no no wetin 2 use money do again… Bullshit.

    • hammed

      January 6, 2013 at 7:59 PM

      you dey mad na u go tell the man waiting he go use is money do

  6. Roy

    January 6, 2013 at 6:27 AM

    Too much money in display. Can you finish that fish?

  7. me

    January 6, 2013 at 6:48 AM

    Speechless

  8. AMBASSADOR EXT. GALAXY

    January 6, 2013 at 7:30 AM

    GOD IS WONDERFUL FOR DOING THIS IN OUR TIME.
    THE MAN IS RICH.

  9. Becky Onyemobi

    January 6, 2013 at 8:14 AM

    Wat a waste of money, just for fish?
    Na wa oo

  10. ogunfowora

    January 6, 2013 at 11:19 AM

    na 2much dey worri d man,it just tipica rubbish

  11. Grace Caleb

    January 6, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    dis is madnes was he blind? or was he deaf and dump?.

  12. Abu Mohammad Kabir

    January 6, 2013 at 5:30 PM

    I guess no one knows the value of that fish more than that businessman. I ‘ve no doubt he must have done his calculations.

  13. Omotola

    January 6, 2013 at 7:48 PM

    Too much money

  14. kelvin

    January 6, 2013 at 8:47 PM

    dat man is a great biz man. Well d cost (money) might look too big. ..but no body will tell US d profit after he might have sold it in his hotel

  15. Mynaz

    January 7, 2013 at 12:09 PM

    if you have N1000 you can afford buying a fish of N5 without stress, the $1.8 million could be his N5 out of N1000.

  16. Lauraetta C Jackson

    February 12, 2013 at 3:31 AM

    Will he Make Money selling this tuna to recoup his investment

  17. Parrot

    June 12, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    Una d craze o..,man no fit use his money do anytin he lyks? Afta all ppl buy cars nd houses worth 15mil..,na poverty d wori una

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