Japanese men arrested for ‘sushi terrorism’ prank

Two Japanese men had been arrested this week for allegedly contaminating a communal bowl of pickled ginger at a fast-food restaurant as a part of a prank that has spiraled into what some have referred to as sushi terrorism. 

Ryu Shimazu, 35, and Toshihide Oka, 34, filmed themselves dipping their chopsticks into the bowl and consuming at a Yoshinoya in Osaka, Japan. A restaurant spokesperson stated the shoppers can solely use utensils to get ginger, not chopsticks they’ve already put of their mouths. 

“The video made our common clients really feel uncomfortable and uneasy,” Yoshinoya stated in an announcement, including the chain needed to shut the restaurant to wash its containers, the New York Post reported. 

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Conveyor belt sushi. Two males in Japan had been arrested over a prank by which they dipped their chopsticks right into a communal bowl.  (IStock)

“We vastly remorse that this has grow to be a serious information story that calls into query the security and safety of the complete meals service business. We sincerely hope that this sort of factor won’t occur once more sooner or later.”

Oka allegedly egged on Shimazu to do one thing humorous, prompting him to eat the ginger. The pair reportedly instructed authorities they simply needed to make individuals giggle. 

They face obstruction of enterprise and property harm costs punishable by as much as $6,000 in fines and three years in jail. 

A sequence of “sushi terrorism” incidents that includes unhygienic pranks have occurred inside Japan. 

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Viral movies started rising on social media final 12 months exhibiting individuals at Japanese “kaitenzushi” conveyor-belt sushi eating places wiping saliva on a plate of fish, consuming out of group cups of soy sauce – and spraying hand sanitizer in meals as dishes rolled previous.

Fox Information’ Michael Lee contributed to this report.