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   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.

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

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   May 24, 2018 · YouTube Rocky Aoki in an early Benihana commerical. He was a descendant of samurai, so fighting was in his blood. 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.

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

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   Jul 24, 2018 · Rocky Aoki led a life of unrepentant excess, one that probably merits a meaty biopic. He embodied the dick-swinging, occasionally-toxic braggadocio associated with a number of today’s most ...

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   Who is Hiroaki Aoki?

   • 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.

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   How old was Aoki when he died?

   • He was 69. Aoki, whose Benihana empire includes more than 100 restaurants worldwide, died Thursday night in New York from pneumonia, surrounded by his wife and six children, company spokeswoman Nancy Bauer said Friday.

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   Who is Rocky Aoki?

   • Rocky Aoki was born in Tokyo is 1938. His father and mother had settled down and opened up a coffee and sweet shop there, which proved to be very successful. After running it for a few years, his father converted it to a full-fledged restaurant, which he named Benihana, after a safflower he had seen in Tokyo after the war.

   Rocky Aoki: The Japanese Wrestler Who Gave Us Benihana

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   Why did Hiroaki go to New York?

   • The Aoki family became rich, and young Hiroaki got a taste of what was possible for his own future. 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.

   A Flower in the Debris: The Legacy of Benihana, Rocky Aoki’s All

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

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   Feb 8, 2021 · By Aimee Lamoureux / Feb. 8, 2021 12:02 pm EST. 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.

7. www.nytimes.com › 13iht-12aokiRocky Aoki, who created Benihana chain, is dead at 69

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   Hiroaki Aoki was born Oct. 9, 1938. From an early age, he was familiar with the restaurant life; his parents owned a coffee shop, which later became a full-service restaurant, according to the...

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9. www.nbcnews.com › id › wbna25646535Benihana founder Aoki dies in New York - NBC News

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   Jul 12, 2008 · He was 69. Aoki, whose Benihana empire includes more than 100 restaurants worldwide, died Thursday night in New York from pneumonia, surrounded by his wife and six children, company spokeswoman...

10. variety.com › 2022 › tvFX to Develop Series About Benihana Founder Hiroaki Aoki

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    Jun 8, 2022 · By Joe Otterson. AP. FX is developing a series based on the life of Hiroaki “Rocky” Aoki, best known as the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain, Variety has learned exclusively from...