all the sushi you eat belongs to smirk's buddy Rev. Moon

[donsu]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/specials/chi-0604sushi-1-story,1,6131847.htmlstory?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true


Sushi and Rev. Moon
How Americans’ growing appetite for sushi is helping to support his controversial church

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n a remarkable story that has gone largely untold, Moon and his followers created an enterprise that reaped millions of dollars by dominating one of America's trendiest indulgences: sushi.

Today, one of those five Elston Avenue pioneers, Takeshi Yashiro, serves as a top executive of a sprawling conglomerate that supplies much of the raw fish Americans eat.

Adhering to a plan Moon spelled out more than three decades ago in a series of sermons, members of his movement managed to integrate virtually every facet of the highly competitive seafood industry. The Moon followers' seafood operation is driven by a commercial powerhouse, known as True World Group. It builds fleets of boats, runs dozens of distribution centers and, each day, supplies most of the nation's estimated 9,000 sushi restaurants.

Although few seafood lovers may consider they're indirectly supporting Moon's religious movement, they do just that when they eat a buttery slice of tuna or munch on a morsel of eel in many restaurants. True World is so ubiquitous that 14 of 17 prominent Chicago sushi restaurants surveyed by the Tribune said they were supplied by the company.

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In the same speech, he called himself "king of the ocean." It proved not to be an idle boast. The businesses now employ hundreds, including non-church members, from the frigid waters of the Alaskan coast to the iconic American fishing town of Gloucester, Mass.

Records and interviews with church insiders and competitors trace how Moon and members of his movement carried out his vision.
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raping the oceans is just alright with jesus and moon/smirk

and now that melted water and acid toxins are changing oceans the big fish are gone with smaller fish soon to follow.

[KurtNYC]

1. All the FAKE sushi it would seem...

You won’t find most of True World’s seafood products crawling on the ocean floor. One of the company’s businesses, Shining Ocean, sells imitation crab and lobster products, also known as surimi. Its brand names include Kanimi, Emerald Sea, Seafarer, Crab Elite, Crab Smart, and Pacific Choice (its Kanimi Deluxe product has real crab and lobster meat added). Shining Ocean was formed in 1986 and distributes its products throughout the Americas and Europe.

http://www.redcoatpublishing.com/spotlights/sl_02_06_TrueWorldFoods.asp

[drm604]

2. I heard about this on NPR last evening.

They also mentioned his strong support of right wing causes and politicians. Guess I have to give up sushi now. These people are ruining everything.

[donsu]

3. he is part of the bushmilhousegang

they work hand in glove

[greyl]

5. You could always ask where your sushi place gets their sushi

Don't give up hope! ;)

[greyl]

4. Your headline is exaggerated.

"True World is so ubiquitous that 14 of 17 prominent Chicago sushi restaurants surveyed by the Tribune said they were supplied by the company."
"It builds fleets of boats, runs dozens of distribution centers and, each day, supplies most of the nation's estimated 9,000 sushi restaurants."

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

6. Most your sushi are belong to us? n/t

[DTinAZ]

7. link to a similar DU topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=915717&mesg_id=915717

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. Nonononono. You got it all wrong.

It's "All your sushi are belong to Moon." Sheesh.

[drm604]

10. Maybe we should eat spaghetti instead

to support FSM.

[gatorboy]

9. Sushi? Where I come from, we have another term for it.

Bait! :P

I'll admit, I do loooove that eel sashimi!