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    • Hiroaki Aoki ~ Complete Biography with [ Photos | Videos ]
    • Who is Echo V. Aoki? What's Her Family's Legacy of Success - LifeStyleAbout
    • Hiroaki Aoki ~ Complete Biography with [ Photos | Videos ]
    • Hiroaki Aoki ~ Complete Biography with [ Photos | Videos ]
    • 1970s Hiroaki Aoki Interview, Rocky Aoki, Benihana New York, HD from 35mm

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rocky_AokiRocky Aoki - Wikipedia

    Hiroaki Aoki (青木 廣彰, Aoki Hiroaki, October 9, 1938 – July 10, 2008), better known as Rocky Aoki, was a Japanese-American restaurateur, professional offshore powerboat racer and amateur wrestler. He was the founder of the Japanese cuisine restaurant chain Benihana, and Genesis magazine.

  3. allthatsinteresting.com › rocky-aoki-benihanaRocky Aoki: The Japanese Wrestler Who Gave Us Benihana

    May 24, 2018 · But his father, who ran a popular restaurant in Tokyo, also showed him how to run a successful restaurant business. So rather than choosing, Hiroaki Aoki, known as “Rocky,” did both. He was a legendary wrestler who went on to found one of the most popular restaurant chains in America.

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  5. www.theringer.com › benihana-rocky-aoki-featureA Flower in the Debris: The Legacy of Benihana, Rocky Aoki’s ...

    Jul 24, 2018 · Roughly 15 years after his parents opened their coffee shop in the shadow of World War II, Hiroaki traveled to New York on a wrestling scholarship.

  6. www.forbes.com › sites › sarahburchard1938 Indochine And The Benihana Dynasty - Forbes

    Aug 17, 2020 · Aoki sends his son, Hiroaki Aoki, to New York on a wrestling scholarship. Hiroaki, now famously known as “Rocky,” approaches Manhattan with his father’s same drive and ambition.

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  7. www.mashed.com › 329489 › how-the-benihana-founderHow The Benihana Founder Earned The Money To Start ... - Mashed

    Feb 8, 2021 · Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki, the founder of Benihana, came to America in 1959 on a wrestling scholarship. A remarkably accomplished wrestler, the young Aoki had secured an alternate spot on the Japanese Olympic wrestling team by the time he was 22.

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  9. www.benihanainternational.com › historyHistory - Benihana

    Adopting a name which would be easier for Westerners to pronounce, Hiroaki ‘Rocky’ Aoki as he now called himself, set off to have his dream become reality. He worked seven days a week selling ice cream in New York City and studied restaurant management at night.

  10. www.amazon.com › American-Hiro-AdventuresAmerican Hiro: The Adventures of Benihana's Rocky Aoki and ...

    May 17, 2022 · American Hiro by Jack McCallum, who had full access to Rocky Aoki and those in his enterprises, provides the only full inside account of one of the most famous symbols of cultural assimilation and capitalistic zeal in modern US history—a champion in business, sports, and life.

    • Jack McCallum

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