Outstanding Japanese meals critic Yukio Hattori, who additionally appeared on tv as a commentator on cooking applications, has died, it was realized Saturday. He was 78.
Hattori, whose actual identify was Yukihiko Someya, collapsed at Hattori Vitamin Faculty in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Friday, and was confirmed lifeless after being despatched to hospital, in line with investigative sources.
He’s believed to have died of an unspecified sickness, sources stated.
A Tokyo native, Hattori accomplished a doctoral course for public well being at Showa College’s Faculty of Medication after graduating from Rikkyo College.
In 1977, he grew to become principal of Hattori Vitamin Faculty, which fosters cooks and nutritionists.
Hattori additionally served as a member of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry’s dietary training promotion council, making contributions to the enactment of a fundamental regulation on dietary training in 2005.
He appeared on the favored TV program “Iron Chef” within the Nineties as a commentator. Carrying his trademark black Mandarin-collared swimsuit, Hattori drew consideration and acclaim on the present.
Hattori was awarded the Chevalier, an honor of the French authorities, in 2015 for selling French delicacies in Japan. In 2020, he acquired the Order of the Rising Solar, Gold Rays with Rosette, an honor of distinction in Japan.
