Moving to Israel allowed this woman from Kumamoto to become a sushi chef. According to the article, women here are not allowed to apprentice in traditional sushi kitchens.
I don’t know how difficult it is for women to get training as sushi chefs (itamae; 板前) in Japan, but it is unusual enough to make news:
http://www.47news.jp/feature/woman/womaneye/2010/05/post_20100517160748.html
Have any of you encountered any women in local restaurants who do the work of molding and shaping the sushi in their hands (すしを握る女性の板前さんは熊本にいますか)?
