For Japan’s thousands of conveyor-belt sushi restaurants, the videos were no joke. Operators say the posts have created a public relations crisis as customers fret about sanitation.

Sushi train restaurants have long been an iconic part of Japan’s food culture. Now, videos of people licking shared soy sauce bottles and messing with plates of food on conveyor belts are ...

The vanishing art of sushi 04:24. In Tokyo, 20-year-old musician Luna Watanabe said she was appalled by the videos. "Omotenashi (hospitality) is an important selling point in Japan, so I think it ...

The threat of “sushi terrorism” — carried out by pranksters who spit on other diners’ food or otherwise tamper with food and dishes — is prompting big changes in Japan’s popular ...

Last month, police in central Japan arrested three people for taking part in pranks at Kura Sushi, a conveyor belt restaurant chain. Besides Kura Sushi, two other such chains — Sushiro, owned by ...

Police in Japan have arrested three persons for unsanitary behavior at a sushi restaurant in what is thought to be the first arrests amid a rash of "sushi terrorism" videos going viral. Aichi ...

Japan's 'sushi terrorism' has led to a viral, unhygienic prank of mishandling sushi on conveyor belts at restaurants. 2 more have been arrested by the Japanese police.

A viral trend of “sushi terrorism” has nearly crippled an iconic Japanese dining industry, leading to arrests and reforms after the spread of unhygienic pranks. Viral videos began emerging on ...

‘Sushi Terrorism’ is the Viral Video Trend Spreading Food Safety Horror in Japan 2 minute read An order screen and various dishes at a Japanese conveyor belt sushi restaurant chain in the ...

Japan has dealt with this issue before. In 2013, frequent reports of pranks and disruptive behavior at sushi restaurants also “dented” sales and traffic at chain operators, according to Kobayashi.

Japan Stomach-churning 'sushi terrorism' leads to arrests, reforms in Japan The viral pranks have sent shares plummeting in Japan's 'kaitenzushi' sushi industry ...