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Katsuya Uechi, pioneering sushi chef behind Katsu-ya restaurants, dead at 67

Name: Katsuya Uechi, pioneering sushi chef behind Katsu-ya restaurants, dead at 67
Uploaded: 2026-06-27T16:10:00-0700
Duration: 39 s
Description: Katsuya Uechi, the pioneering sushi chef who helped redefine sushi in Los Angeles in the 2000s, has died at 67, according to Katsuya Group restaurant officials.

Katsuya Uechi, the pioneering sushi chef who helped redefine sushi in Los Angeles in the 2000s, has died at 67, according to Katsuya Group restaurant officials.