RM13,000 a kilo – that's the price of this tuna

Kiyoshi Kimura lands a big catch. He paid ¥74.2mil for the 212kg bluefin tuna at the Tsukiji fish market auction. Photo: Reuters

In what could be the last New Year's auction at Tokyo's famed Tsukiji fish market, the owner of the Sushi-Zanmai restaurant chain paid top price for a single fish, forking ¥74.2mil for a Pacific bluefin tuna.

The world's largest fish market was supposed to be relocated last November to make way for a road needed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but was delayed due to environmental concerns.