Japanese food chain lands $1.76M tuna at auction

TOKYO — Kiyomura K.K., a Tokyo-based sushi chain, paid a record 155.4 million yen ($1.76 million) to outbid an affiliate of a Hong Kong-based rival for a 489-pound tuna at the Tsukiji market’s first 2013 auction.

By: ANNA MUKAI and YUKI YAMAGUCHI, Bloomberg News