F&L’s Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern officially opened in Boston on April 25 as anizakaya-style sushi restaurant. (Photo by Kenji Asada)

KENJI ASADA, Nikkei staff writer |

BOSTON, Massachusetts — The group behind Sushiro, Japan’s largest conveyor-belt sushi chain, officially opened its first sushi restaurant in the U.S. on Thursday in Boston.

Sakabayashi Sushi Tavern shares the same format as Sugidama, a chain of izakaya-style sushi restaurants operated by Sushiro parent Food & Life Companies.

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