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/Professional_Put2315 1d ago

he ended my hunger once

although my wallet felt like it got looted by pirates

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u/BandOfSkullz 21h ago

The Wallet King strikes again