A [famous / famously] sushi chef in Japan has decided to continue working, even though he just [turning / turned] 100. His name is Jiro Ono. He celebrated his 100th birthday on the 27th of October. He is [only / one] of around 4,380 people in Tokyo who have reached or will reach the [old / age] of 100 this year. Just before his birthday, Mr Ono spoke to Tokyo [governor / government] Yuriko Koike. She asked him about his secret [to / as] living a long and healthy life. He replied, "To work." He said: "I can no [longer / shorter] go to my restaurant every day...but even at 100 years old, I'll try to work [what / if] possible. I believe the best medicine is to work." Ono-san said he has no plans [to / for] retire from his job. He told Ms Koike: "I plan to keep [going / gone] for about five more years."
Jiro Ono was born in 1925. He started working in a restaurant [at / of] the age of seven. Eighteen years later, when he was 25, he moved to Tokyo and worked in a sushi bar. He qualified [as / has] a sushi chef in 1951. Fifteen years later, in 1965, Ono opened his [down / own] restaurant, called Sukiyabashi Jiro. It was a tiny 10-seat place in an [upmarket / market] area of Tokyo called Ginza. He worked for [decades / decade] trying to make the [perfect / perfectly] sushi. In 2007, his efforts were [reward / rewarded] when he received three stars in the Michelin Guide. In 2011, a documentary about [restaurant / him] was released, called "Jiro Dreams of Sushi". In the film, he said: "I haven't [reaching / reached] perfection yet. I'll continue to climb and try to reach the top, but [somebody / nobody] knows where the top is."
