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"I'd like to see Hakkasan expand across the world like Nobu and to do that we needed a lot more financial firepower, " Mr Yau says.

In November 2009, Soho's Hospitality, the company behind celebrity restaurants like Nobu and Roy's, filed for bankruptcy.

People loved it, and I don't for a minute regret the effort I put into making both Matsuhisa and Nobu what they are today.

Roy's is now run by another company, while Nobu's chef, Nobu Matsuhisa, has opened a new restaurant elsewhere in Tokyo with Robert De Niro.

Nobu Kikuchi, an automotive tools shop owner, rode to the store on a bicycle, saving scarce gasoline.

As a young boy growing up in Japan, Nobu Matsuhisa dreamed of becoming a sushi chef in a restaurant where he could create his own menu.

Taiwan's Nobu Su told the Financial Times large-scale scrapping of older ships was needed to correct oversupply.

He adds that he plans to use more at the new Nobu restaurant in Beijing, officially opening in April.

A guy named Nobu Naga , the so- called Japanese Columbus .

Paris Hilton caused a stir when she walked into New York restaurant Nobu recently.

Think of Manhattan's Nobu and the Sushi Samba chain, with their South American takes on sushi.

"Nobu, the restaurant's on fire! " he yelled.

Nobu, an ambitious 31-year-old salaryman, is one such.

In 1994, Nobu New York became our first joint project.

"How about it, Nobu? " he asked.

The rebellion started in restaurants such as London's Nobu Berkeley and Hakkasan.

or watch Shakespeare in the Park, or go to Nobu, or order Chinese.

How Chef Nobu built his sushi empire