{"id":22969,"date":"2026-07-20T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/?post_type=program&#038;p=22969"},"modified":"2026-07-20T18:59:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T01:59:14","slug":"ep_09","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/program\/sushi\/ep_09\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;22970,22971,22972,22973&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_prev_next_buttons=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">As the culmination of their training, the long-awaited \u201ccounter exam\u201d draws near\u2014where the students will finally serve sushi to real customers. In preparation, Minato (Hiromi Nagasaku) and her classmates pair up and take turns playing guest and chef, sharpening their skills through practice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Ahead of the exam, Oedo (Kenichi Matsuyama) reminds them that sushi isn\u2019t just about technique\u2014it\u2019s also about facing people head-on. Kurumi (First Summer Uika), moved by his words, asks, \u201cWas there ever a customer who left a lasting impression on you?\u201d Oedo thinks back to someone in particular, but keeps the details to himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\">Finally, the day of the counter exam arrives. The class gathers in a circle for one last pep talk before stepping into the challenge. With their own hopes and struggles in mind, they begin making sushi for real customers\u2014when suddenly, an unexpected visitor shows up at the academy&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_images_carousel images=&#8221;22970,22971,22972,22973&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; autoplay=&#8221;yes&#8221; hide_prev_next_buttons=&#8221;yes&#8221; wrap=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text] As the culmination of their training, the long-awaited \u201ccounter exam\u201d draws near\u2014where the students will finally serve sushi to real customers. In preparation, Minato (Hiromi Nagasaku) and her classmates pair up and take turns playing guest and chef, sharpening their skills through practice. Ahead of the <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/program\/sushi\/ep_09\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22970,"parent":22797,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"program_category":[370],"program_tag":[],"class_list":["post-22969","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","program_category-370"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/22969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/program"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/22969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22974,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/22969\/revisions\/22974"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program\/22797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_category?post=22969"},{"taxonomy":"program_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jhollywoodnet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program_tag?post=22969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}