Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on social media showing one eating with his chopsticks directly from a communal container at a famous restaurant chain, part of a series of pranks that have hit sushi chains.
A signboard of a Yoshinoya restaurant, a fast food beef bowl chain, is seen Wednesday, April 5, 2023, in Tokyo. Japanese police have arrested two men on suspicion of shoveling ginger condiment into his mouth directly from a communal container with his chopsticks at a famous beef bowl restaurant in western Japan, a latest in the series of food pranks that had earlier hit sushi chains and known as “sushi terrorism.
TOKYO — Japanese police have arrested two men who posted a video on social media showing one eating pickled ginger with his chopsticks directly from a communal container at a famous beef bowl restaurant chain, part of a series of pranks that have hit sushi chains and became known as “sushi terrorism.”
Osaka prefectural police on Wednesday said Ryu Shimazu and Toshihide Oka were arrested on suspicion of obstructing business and destroying and dirtying property. In a video shot by Oka and shared on social media, Shimazu is seen holding a condiment container up to his face and shoveling pickled ginger — a popular topping for beef bowls — into his mouth with his chopsticks. Customers are supposed to use an attached serving utensil to add ginger to their food.
Shimazu told police that he wanted to make people laugh. Oka said he had encouraged Shimazu to do something funny, and he shared the video because it was funny and he wanted people to see it, police said, adding that they had nothing against the restaurant.Police arrested Shimazu, 35, in March, and Oka, 34, this week, officials said. Both admitted the charges against them.
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