Japan's sushi licking problem - 27th February 2023

In Japan, some young people are behaving badly in sushi restaurants. They're pranking people. They're putting wasabi on other people's sushi. Some are licking soy sauce bottles with their tongues. And some are biting other people's food. They make videos of this. They put the prank videos on social media. The videos are popular online. There are 40 million views. This new prank has a name, 'sushi terrorism'.

The pranks are a big problem for restaurants like Sushiro. Many people stopped eating sushi there. People are angry about these pranks. Japan is a very clean country. These pranks are unhealthy.

The restaurants want to punish the pranksters. They're taking them to court. Many people agree. They feel sorry for the restaurants. But other people don't agree with the restaurants.

On Twitter, people are helping the restaurants. They're using the hashtag #saveSushiro. This is helping the restaurants.

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