Taro Arai

Taro Arai and his family have always leaned on their faith whenever it came to big decisions. Whether it was moving to America in the first place from Japan (:30), to opening the famed Mikuni: Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar (2:00), each decision required a deeper leap of faith.

30 years later the business is thriving and Taro is giving back to the community through numerous philanthropic endeavors. In our discussion, we talk about the difficulties of running a restaurant, how Mikuni almost went bankrupt (16:30), why he travels the world to buy fish (20:00) and more.