The clip appeared to have been filmed four years ago, but only recently resurfaced, according to a spokesperson. In recent weeks, Kura Sushi has also gone to police over another video of a customer who picked up food with his hands and put it back onto the conveyor belt for others to eat. The chain is one of several across the country currently battling with a problem dubbed 'sushi terrorism.' Courtesy Food & Life Companies Co. Two other leading conveyor belt sushi chains, Kura Sushi and Hamazushi, told CNN that they had experienced similar disruptions.Ī Sushiro restaurant in Japan. Sushiro is not the only company dealing with the problem. The firm also said it had received an apology from him, and that it had instructed restaurant staff to provide specially disinfected utensils or condiment containers to any customers who felt uneasy. In a statement last Wednesday, Food & Life Companies said it had filed a police report against the customer, alleging damages. The company is taking the incident seriously. Shares in Sushiro’s owner, Food & Life Companies Co Ltd, fell 4.8% last Tuesday, as the video circulated.

The prank has set off a deluge of criticism in Japan, where such acts are becoming more common and being called “#sushitero,” or “#sushiterrorism,” online. The man is also seen licking a condiment bottle and a cup that he places back onto a communal pile.

Last week, a video taken at Sushiro, a popular sushi chain, went viral, showing a male customer licking his fingers and touching food as it came down the rotating belt. Now, videos of people licking shared soy sauce bottles and messing with plates of food on conveyor belts are prompting critics to question their prospects in a Covid-conscious world. Sushi train restaurants have long been an iconic part of Japan’s food culture.

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