TOKYO: Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics - dubbed 'sushi terrorism' - sparked outrage online. Police accused the young trio of seeking to obstruct business at major restaurant chain Kura Sushi, which was bombard
TOKYO: Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics - dubbed"sushi terrorism" - sparked outrage online.
Similar videos filmed at different chains surfaced last month on platforms including Twitter and TikTok, with some apparently weeks or even years old. 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. The company that operates Kura Sushi, which has nearly 500 outlets in Japan, welcomed the arrests in a statement.
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