Sushiro says business badly damaged by video of teenager licking soy sauce bottle and wiping saliva on passing food

The operator of a conveyor belt sushi chain is suing a teenage boy who was filmed licking his finger and wiping the saliva on fish in an act dubbed across Japan as “sushi terrorism”. Video of the scho

The operator of a major Japanese conveyor belt sushi chain that became the centre of national attention over a viral video of a boy licking a soy sauce bottle filed a ¥67 million (US$480,000) damages suit against the boy,

A sushi restaurant chain is suing a customer for 67mil yen (RM2.21mil or US$480,000), saying that a viral online video of the teen licking communal bottles and plates caused a drop in sales, foot traffic and the company’s shares,

The company said “sushi terrorism” cost it 16 billion yen (S$154 million) when its share prices fell. Read more at straitstimes.com.