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It Seems a Lot Like Trump Accidentally Invested Million in a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Thinking It Was an AI Hardware Company

It Seems a Lot Like Trump Accidentally Invested $1 Million in a Conveyor Belt Sushi Restaurant Thinking It Was an AI Hardware Company

Published by José Betancourt

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Donald Trump is nothing if not a keen investor. As recent tax filings have shown, the US president has made a number of canny trades over the past few months for tech stocks like Nvidia, Apple, and Dell, flaunting any semblance of ethical financial behavior. New reporting from the Japanese newspaper the Yomiuri Shimbun revealed that Trump made another surprising investment alongside his tech stocks: a purchase of $1 to $5 million shares in a conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain called Kura Sushi. Specifically, Yomiuri reports that Trump purchased shares in the company’s American-arm, Kura Sushi USA, which operates 91 conveyor belt sushi joints throughout the continental US. The bizarre investment quickly got the attention of Japanese netizens, who took to Yahoo Finance message boards to speculate as to what the stock trade could mean. One emerging theory: the aging president, or his ambling son Donald Trump Jr, who technically runs the president’s trust, mistook the fast-growing sushi …

L.A.’s next must-try sushi bar? Osusume Fumio opens in storied digs

L.A.’s next must-try sushi bar? Osusume Fumio opens in storied digs

Published by Sam Flores

Nothing quite resembles a skilled sushi chef deep in the flow of forming piece after piece of nigiri: elbows out, fingers and palms sculpting, eyes in soft focus while the mind inhabits the hands. Individuality shows up in the slightest gestures. Standing alone behind his seven-seat bar, Fumio Azumi has an endearing habit of cocking his head for an instant when he’s nearly done melding fish and rice. He looks like he’s listening at a door to make sure his child has fallen asleep. Chef Fumio Azumi prepares nigiri sushi at Osusume Fumio with a selection of the day’s fresh fish and wasabi. Azumi has been a quietly engaging presence in Los Angeles restaurants for two decades, but Osusume Fumio, the tiny place he opened in Atwater Village four months ago with his wife, Natsuko Aizawa Azumi, is his solo debut behind a sushi counter. Their space is austere, nearly blank, but once you’re sitting in front of Azumi, you feel the intent he brings to his craft. Value, quality, charisma: He achieves a balance …

Steaks, sushi and the softer side of Vegas

Steaks, sushi and the softer side of Vegas

Published by Sam Flores

There’s something about Las Vegas. Its glamour, abundance and sheer scale — a true concrete jungle — can be loved or hated depending on who you ask. But one thing is undeniable: everyone can have a good time in Las Vegas, whether that means catching a show, enjoying nature, indulging in a spa day or settling in for an unforgettable meal. I spent a week in the city while attending SEMA, the massive automotive trade show that takes over the Strip each year. Between work obligations, I made it my mission to explore some of the restaurants, hotels and experiences that make Vegas such a playground for indulgence — from perfectly cooked steaks and inventive contemporary Indian dishes to standout sushi counters, lavish brunches and a few well-earned spa escapes along the way. Where to stay The Cosmopolitan — One of the few hotels on the Las Vegas Strip with balconies, The Cosmopolitan was positively buzzing when I arrived. Body-themed art hangs throughout the property, some far more risqué than I expected, much to my …

The Unexpected Viral Moment of the Golden Globes? The Nobu Sushi

The Unexpected Viral Moment of the Golden Globes? The Nobu Sushi

Published by Sam Flores

There were a lot of viral moments at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards. Nikki Glaser taking shots at CBS. The Heated Rivalry boys making heated jokes onstage. Timothée Chalamet thanking his partner, Kylie Jenner, while accepting an award for Marty Supreme. Oh, and the Nobu sushi. Yes, amid all the celebrity and the fashion, a thread dedicated to the Golden Globes’ dinner by chef Nobu Matsuhisa had its own highlight on X after a post featuring a photo of the menu from The New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan took off. To be fair, it was lavish: It included a caviar cup, lobster salad with spicy lemon dressing, salmon nigiri, tuna nigiri, and Nobu’s famous miso black cod. And also to be fair, there wasn’t a carbohydrate in sight—a protein plate for the Ozempic era. Although rice could be found elsewhere: Other photos from Buchanan showed an alcove of à la carte sushi and spicy tuna crispy rice at The Beverly Hilton. (“The way they would have to wheel me out of there,” tweeted one user.) …

21 of the best sushi restaurants in Los Angeles

21 of the best sushi restaurants in Los Angeles

Published by Sam Flores

Los Angeles is the best sushi town in America. We know this, even if that’s the only thing around the subject we may agree on. Are you in a traditionalist or maximalist mood? Do you want maki filled simply with kanpyo (dried gourd) in the strictest Edomae fashion? A few moments of rapport with the chef shaping pieces of nigiri just for you? Or are you headed out for a deep-fried roll filled with spicy tuna, cream cheese and avocado and zigged with sauces that match the Lakers’ team colors? What’s the occasion: blowout omakase, takeout chirashi or a wind-down evening at your neighborhood strip-mall sushi bar? There are no wrong answers. But I have been eating a lot of sushi lately, so I have many fresh opinions. My tastes lean classical and stripped down, and I’m in luck: So many of our best sushi chefs have been reconnecting with the roots of the cuisine, wedding their creativity to a focus on immaculate seafood and, of equal importance, fragrant and exactingly seasoned rice. (The rice …