IME most sushi places in the US in particular are operated by Koreans, not Japanese.
LA has the best korean food in the US, particularly because it has the best banchan (like kimchi!). even so, i generally wouldn't go to a korean sushi restaurant for good sushi in LA.
Here in Germany it's usually mediocre sushi and intolerable kimchi; instead if you go to a cheap sushi place you should often be ordering the pho or the bún.