r/interesting • u/angel_knight79 • 1d ago

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/fullcircle052 20h ago

He died?

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u/WHOSAIDROBOTWHATHUH 17h ago

I didn't even know he was sick

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u/KickPuncher21 16h ago

Our Big Bear

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u/Strength-InThe-Loins 11h ago

I didn't know we were calling him that!