The fish was purchased by Kiyomura Corporation, a Tokyo-based operator of the popular sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai. According to Kyodo News, the bluefin tuna, one of the most desirable fish for Japan`s iconic dish, Sushi, weighed 243 kg and was caught off the coast of Oma in Aomori Prefecture in the Tohoku region

South Korea`s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected several ballistic missile launches from North Korea`s capital region around 7:50 am. It said the missiles were fired in a direction toward North Korea`s eastern waters but gave no further details like how far they travelled