Sushi chefs in Kanazawa learn English from native speaker

Sushi chefs in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, learn English from a native speaker on June 12, 2015, to prepare for an increase in foreign visitors following the inauguration of a new shinkansen bullet train line linking the central Japanese city and Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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