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10-Year-Old Karin Tabira Becomes Japan’s Youngest Certified Deadly Poisonous Pufferfish Chef
Karin Tabira, a 10-year-old from Kumamoto, set a new record as the youngest person in Japan to pass the fugu preparation exam.
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Karin Tabira, a 10-year-old from Kumamoto, set a new record as the youngest person in Japan to pass the fugu preparation exam, which allows chefs to handle the deadly poisonous pufferfish.
Karin trained for six months with the support of a local wholesale company and passed both the academic and practical parts of the challenging exam, surpassing the previous record held by an 11-year-old.
Despite her achievement, she must wait until she turns 18 to obtain a fugu cooking license in her home prefecture but hopes to continue her journey as a certified chef.