Taking their raw talent abroad.

• Position: Japan - Sushi chef apprentices - Brief article

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Mopping floors and washing dishes are traditionally part of the daily grind for Japan's sushi chef apprentices, who often must train for years before they're even allowed to touch rice. But now many are taking a shortcut: They're checking out sites like Sushijob.com and immigrating to the U.S., Latin America, and Europe, where they can get right behind a sushi bar and make more money than in Japan. Kensuke Aoki and nine of his 10 classmates at the Tokyo Sushi Academy, for example, hope their training--which...