The arrests are believed to be the first in the saga which caused an uproar in Japan, a country with famously high standards of cleanliness.
restaurant after footage of their antics — dubbed"Police accused the young trio of seeking to obstruct business at major restaurant chain Kura Sushi, which was bombarded with customer complaints after the video went viral.
Similar videos filmed at different chains surfaced last month on platforms including Twitter and TikTok, with some apparently weeks or even years old. The group's antics forced employees at Kura Sushi to perform emergency cleaning,"making normal business operations difficult", the police spokesman added.
The company that operates Kura Sushi, which has nearly 500 outlets in Japan, welcomed the arrests in a statement.
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