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Sep 24, 2026
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Popular Japanese restaurant in Halifax closing, but hints at possible return
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Since opening in 2002, Sushi Shige has been a Halifax fixture for traditional Japanese cuisine crafted by Otara’s husband, chef Shigeru Fukuyama.
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Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.20 · CENTER
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.248 · RIGHT
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0.248 · CENTER
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Article Excerpt
The decision to close her popular Japanese restaurant did not come easy for owner Aya Otara. Since opening in 2002, Sushi Shige has been a Halifax fixture for traditional Japanese cuisine crafted by Otara’s husband, chef Shigeru Fukuyama. But the last few years have taken a toll on Otara as she dealt with the death […]
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