1 Name: Unknown Japuzz Watcher: 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:36:39.51 ID:+tFOFtFF0●.net
[Follow-up] On the path to becoming a pro in 4 months. The sushi industry is facing a labor shortage, so they’re cutting down on apprenticeships! A long-established shop’s challenge in Otaru City to train chefs. (STV News Hokkaido)
“3 years of cooking rice, 8 years of making sushi.”
Long apprenticeships have long been considered the norm in the world of sushi chefs, but a training school has opened at a sushi shop in Otaru that allows students to acquire the necessary skills in a short period of time.
[Image] On the path to becoming a pro in 4 months. The sushi industry is facing a labor shortage, so they’re cutting down on apprenticeships! A long-established shop’s challenge in Otaru City to train chefs.
We followed a woman who is knocking on that door and challenging her dream.
2: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:37:04.74 ID:my6l/9Fg0
Conveyor belt sushi is fine, honestly.
3: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:37:57.30 ID:tgdZfGM20
Can’t they just use machines?
7: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:40:46.72 ID:AoQMWHNf0
The “chefs” don’t want to teach anything and just make them do chores, so people end up wasting their time for nothing.
4: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:38:03.53 ID:lMTKNuQ70
Robots are fine.
5: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:39:27.98 ID:bM5vC7d90
If you’re serious, you could do it in two weeks.
6: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:40:01.89 ID:Ks79A7820
Part-timers could do that easily.
8: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:41:41.56 ID:e3BjpDFa0
Well, the whole “Watch and learn!”
thing is typical of that craftsman attitude.
If they actually sat down and taught them carefully, they could learn decades worth of knowledge and skills in just a few months.
thing is typical of that craftsman attitude.
If they actually sat down and taught them carefully, they could learn decades worth of knowledge and skills in just a few months.
9: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:41:58.02 ID:l4dR/BO20
Back in the day, there were tons of people applying, so one-on-one training was impossible.
But now, since people rarely come, you have to treat them well or nobody will stay.
But now, since people rarely come, you have to treat them well or nobody will stay.
10: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:42:44.18 ID:gzfg27vO0
Technique aside, stuff like knowing how to pick the best fish seems impossible to learn that fast.
And you need conversational skills with customers too.
And you need conversational skills with customers too.
13: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:44:20.17 ID:Df7gQL7y0
How’s the sushi going to taste if the chef knows less than a fish enthusiast?
15: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:45:18.20 ID:595lcF4b0
What’s the difference between them and a regular cook?
17: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:45:40.42 ID:cNR9wyDh0
Apparently, people at the fish market have massive egos,
and it’s a huge pain until you get them to accept you as a real professional.
and it’s a huge pain until you get them to accept you as a real professional.
21: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:47:46.66 ID:JIDcaR5E0
My tongue isn’t sophisticated enough, delivery sushi is enough for me.
24: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:52:41.71 ID:b4/Z0TX+0
This sounds like that thing with shady high-end sushi shops.
You know those high-end counter sushi places that suddenly appear and are run by just one guy? That.
It’s a scam anyway, so the chef being subpar doesn’t matter.
You know those high-end counter sushi places that suddenly appear and are run by just one guy? That.
It’s a scam anyway, so the chef being subpar doesn’t matter.
25: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:52:56.47 ID:q9n+gR770
26: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:54:05.58 ID:xHQ5BOwh0
I make my own and it’s better than the restaurants.
27: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:56:12.36 ID:NEwinGBm0
I feel bad for the people who spent years becoming craftsmen.
29: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 20:58:05.00 ID:uBLJd5ov0
Didn’t those sushi schools go bankrupt?
33: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:05:02.07 ID:xHQ5BOwh0
Even at famous restaurants, fresh graduates from culinary schools
are used as productive staff right away.
are used as productive staff right away.
38: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:08:02.66 ID:Jg1vCRpd0
What happened to the “10 years of watching” thing?
40: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:11:50.13 0
A chef who went to America and was making 20 million yen a year
got super motivated to teach the locals, and his contract was terminated in a year.
got super motivated to teach the locals, and his contract was terminated in a year.
41: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:12:49.38 ID:HmphBkEG0
So, you can just divide the roles into purchasing, freshness checking/sushi making, and customer service?
54: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:34:55.51 ID:pmIMhEuz0
>>41
The finished version of that is conveyor belt sushi.
The finished version of that is conveyor belt sushi.
43: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:13:59.55 ID:HVuqV9Ik0
So was Horiemon right all along?
46: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:21:21.80 ID:rmKpk2Ez0
I definitely don’t want to eat sushi made by a Vietnamese person.
55: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:35:02.98 ID:Vo4+QeEE0
Anyone who has worked at Sushiro, Kura Sushi, or Hama-sushi should be considered ready after 2 months.
59: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 21:49:34.54 ID:IG8QtMlq0
Honestly, why not just use a robot for sushi?
People just need to slice the toppings and place them on top.
People just need to slice the toppings and place them on top.
71: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 22:06:16.77 ID:7TJ2A7NH0
Too little, too late (the sushi is already there).
74: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 22:07:41.90 ID:kw5tkOHI0
No way.
76: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 22:10:35.12 ID:Z2/ibt2/0
If you keep doing it, your body will just remember it.
78: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 22:14:35.99 ID:+4ABAT400
Can sushi chefs actually make anything other than sushi?
81: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 22:16:53.40 ID:J4dkmhne0
>>78
At high-end sushi shops, the sushi is basically just the finisher.
At high-end sushi shops, the sushi is basically just the finisher.
85: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/04(Sat) 22:24:05.38 ID:pLEkns6E0
Where did you train?
YouTube.
YouTube.
103: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/05(Sun) 00:07:06.91 ID:3tBvoOge0
The curriculum might be learnable in 4 months, but I bet lots of people will drop out.
129: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/05(Sun) 04:23:13.95 ID:9vZkY2Ac0
Conveyor belt sushi is fine, isn’t it?
122: Unknown Japuzz Watcher 2026/07/05(Sun) 02:38:56.95 ID:8Cg0K2vT0
I want to become a sushi tasting expert.
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