President Obama reportedly only ate half of the expensive sushi dinner he was treated to last night in Tokyo. Instead of savoring every morsel of the made-to-order 20-course meal at Sukiyabashi Jiro- dubbed the world's best sushi restaurant and the subject of the 2011 documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi- the President reportedly put his chopsticks down after only 10 pieces The owner of a chicken restaurant that sits in the same basement as the exclusive diner told Tokyo Broadcasting System that Obama stopped at the halfway point even though the famed chef, Jiro Ono, was making each piece especially for the world leadcrs Unlike Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe munched the whole way through the offerings from the legendary 88-year-old chcf, who times the meal to the customer's pace Adding to the drama surrounding their meal at the exclusive 10-seat eatery, the $300-per-person meal was billed as a chance for bonding but a sushi chef from the restaurant said that the lcaders' chat was quite formal. Instead of making small talk and savouring Japanese delicacies at Sukiyabashi Jiro, Obama jumped straight into discussions about trade. Outwardly, everything appeared to go fine, with both leaders showing their informal approach to the meal by forgoing ties and praising the food afterwards. Unlike Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe munched the whole way through the offerings from the legendary 88-year-old chef, who times the meal to the customer's pace. Adding to the drama surrounding their meal at the exclusive 10-seat eatery, the $300-per-person meal was billed as a chance for bonding but a sushi chef from the restaurant said that thc leaders' chat was quite formal