Self-styled “Tuna King” Kiyoshi Kimura, the boss of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai, paid a record ¥510.3 million at an annual new year auction for a 243-kilogram bluefin caught off Japan’s northern coast. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/companies/tokyo-blue-fin-tuna-auction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #tuna #fishing #auctions #toyosu #kiyoshikimura #sushizanmai
With just three weeks left before the Osaka Expo closes and tickets nearly sold out, scalpers are cashing in on buyers' desperation to see the event before it's finished. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/24/japan/expo-tickets-resale/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #2025osakaexpo #osaka #auctions #fleamarkets
What happens to lost and found items in Tokyo? Metropolitan police give them a new lease of life by channeling them to secondhand goods stores and the export market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/society/police-lost-found-items/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #japanesepolice #tokyo #auctions #secondhand
The original Birkin bag made some forty years ago for the late singer and actor Jane Birkin sold to a Japanese buyer for a record $10 million at auction, showing demand remains robust for unique luxury collectibles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/11/companies/birkin-bag-japanese-buyer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #birkin #hermes #auctions