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Friend convinced him to make a record
Herb Ohta August 2012
But when I came out of the Marine Corps, I realized that I played differently. …
Number 1 Hit "Sushi"
Herb Ohta August 2012
[Play music] We recorded at radio station, and with this portable [Ampax?] recorder, tape recorder, …
Playing 3 shows a night in Waikiki
Herb Ohta August 2012
Yeah, I just played, like tried to build a show, an exciting show of musical …
"Song for Anna"
Herb Ohta August 2012
And in 72, I went to Japan to the Yamaha Music Festival which was made …
Performing in Japan
Herb Ohta August 2012
Being a musician is not an easy life. It’s hard. You either make it or …
Wanting to serve authentic nigiri sushi in America (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I’d slept on the second floor of a sushi restaurant since I was a …
Difficulty of spreading authentic sushi (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I’ve done some workshops at Korean or Chinese-owned businesses to show and tell them …
Teaching how to eat sushi (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I used to get upset, thinking “How can you eat my sushi like that…” …
I’m worried about the future of sushi in America (Japanese)
Toshiaki Toyoshima April 16, 2016
(Japanese) I’m really worried, not about my restaurant, but about sushi itself, like what it …
Great grandfather working in Hawaii
Robert T. Fujioka April 25, 2018
My great-grandfather was a sugar worker and in those days you were a contract worker. …