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Intriguing Kiyoshi Kimura and his effect on Somali piracy

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He was, and is, the owner of Kiyomura Corporation, which runs the Sushi Zanmai chain across Japan. In Tokyo he is known as the Tuna King, because every January he buys the most expensive fish at the first auction of the year at the central market.

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u/thefuckevengoingonan 20h ago

people in the US used to bury their lobster shells out of shame. it was fed to prisoners and slaves.