Hiroko Shimbo recently wrote about funa-zushi in Saveur magazine, and she joins us now. Hello. Ms. HIROKO SHIMBO (Japanese Chef): Hi, hello, Debbie. Thank you very much for having me today.

Funa Tonaki earned Japan’s first medal of the Tokyo Olympics. It just wasn’t the color she wanted. Tonaki reached the final in her Olympic debut but could not clear the final hurdle to gold ...

Olympic judo medalist Funa Tonaki (left), Preseident of UTS Judo, Roman Garai (Right) Credit: Yumi Oba It was the first time for Ms Tonaki to teach judo outside of Japan. The 27-year-old says the ...