Japan, which is trying to contain what's being called 'Sushi terrorism' arrested two men who unhygienically ate pickled ginger from a container meant to be used by all customers. 'Sushi terrorism' refers to a recent trend in which errant customers contaminate dishes or food ordered by other customers or meant for all customers in Japan's sushi restaurants famous for their 'conveyor belts' that deliver food to those who order them, in a semi-automated system.

Toshihide Oka (34) and Ryu Shimazu (35) were arrested after they used their own, soiled chopsticks to eat pickled ginger from communal container when customers are supposed to use separate chopsticks to take toppings from containers meant for everyone. The incident took place in Yoshnoya, a beef-bowl chain, back in September. The restaurant in question is in Osaka.

The video of the prank had gone viral on social media.

Yoshinoya operates more than 1000 restaurants across Japan. The food chain alerted the police after it became aware of the prank via videos on social media.

“I wanted to make people laugh,” Oka told police, according to Kyodo news agency. “I asked [Shimazu] to do something funny, and he suddenly ate it. I shared it on social media because it was so funny. I wanted everyone to see it.”

Beef bowl or gyudon is a widely popular comfort food in Japan, which has pickled ginger as toppings. The popularity of the dish itself is enough for customers to turn their backs on restaurants which they think are serving contaminated food.

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Japan, which is trying to contain what's being called 'Sushi terrorism' arrested two men who unhygienically ate pickled ginger from a container meant to be used by all customers.

Japan, which is trying to contain what's being called 'Sushi terrorism' arrested two men who unhygienically ate pickled ginger from a container meant to be used by all customers. 'Sushi terrorism' refers to a recent trend in which errant customers contaminate dishes or food ordered by other customers or meant for all customers in Japan's sushi restaurants famous for their 'conveyor belts' that deliver food to those who order them, in a semi-automated system. Toshihide Oka (34) and Ryu Shimazu (35) were arrested after they used their own, soiled chopsticks to eat pickled ginger from communal container when customers are supposed to use separate chopsticks to take toppings from containers meant for everyone. The incident took place in Yoshnoya, a beef-bowl chain, back in September. The restaurant in question is in Osaka. The video of the prank had gone viral on social media. Yoshinoya operates more than 1000 restaurants across Japan. The food chain alerted the police after it became aware of the prank via videos on social media. “I wanted to make people laugh,” Oka told police, according to Kyodo news agency. “I asked [Shimazu] to do something funny, and he suddenly ate it. I shared it on social media because it was so funny. I wanted everyone to see it.” Beef bowl or gyudon is a widely popular comfort food in Japan, which has pickled ginger as toppings. The popularity of the dish itself is enough for customers to turn their backs on restaurants which they think are serving contaminated food. You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here. WATCH WION LIVE HERE ×

Japan: Diners use own chopsticks in communal bowl, arrested

Yoshinoya Holdings Co., a major company making Japanese beef bowl said on Tuesday that it had sacked a managing director who made derogatory, sexist comment about women. Masaaki Ito, the managing director had made comment about getting naive young women "hooked" on its products. The company said Ito's conduct was "completely unacceptable".

Masaaki Ito had made the comment during a marketing lecture at Waseda University in Tokyo. Reuters reported that company spokesperson said that he could not confirm Ito's exact words.

Yoshinoya company said that it had stripped Ito of his positions with the company.&nbsp;

"His extremely unacceptable words and deeds could not be tolerated from the point of view of human rights and gender issues," Yoshinoya said in a statement. It later said it would dock company president Yasutaka Kawamura's pay by 30% for a three-month period through June.

The company has made efforts to expand appeal of its dishes to women.

When it comes to women's economic participation and opportunity, Japan has some way to go. It ranked 120th out of 156 nations in World Economic Forum's 2021 Global Gender Index.

The topic was trending on Japanese Twitter, with many posters expressing outrage.

"Let's deconstruct this remark - he showed contempt for women, young people, people from rural areas and his own company's products," one poster wrote. "In short, he pretty much insulted most of his company's customers."

Waseda University apologised as well.

Yoshinoya Holdings Co., a major company making Japanese beef bowl said on Tuesday that it had sacked a managing director who made derogatory, sexist comment about women.

Yoshinoya Holdings Co., a major company making Japanese beef bowl said on Tuesday that it had sacked a managing director who made derogatory, sexist comment about women. Masaaki Ito, the managing director had made comment about getting naive young women "hooked" on its products. The company said Ito's conduct was "completely unacceptable". Masaaki Ito had made the comment during a marketing lecture at Waseda University in Tokyo. Reuters reported that company spokesperson said that he could not confirm Ito's exact words. Yoshinoya company said that it had stripped Ito of his positions with the company. "His extremely unacceptable words and deeds could not be tolerated from the point of view of human rights and gender issues," Yoshinoya said in a statement. It later said it would dock company president Yasutaka Kawamura's pay by 30% for a three-month period through June. The company has made efforts to expand appeal of its dishes to women. When it comes to women's economic participation and opportunity, Japan has some way to go. It ranked 120th out of 156 nations in World Economic Forum's 2021 Global Gender Index. The topic was trending on Japanese Twitter, with many posters expressing outrage. "Let's deconstruct this remark - he showed contempt for women, young people, people from rural areas and his own company's products," one poster wrote. "In short, he pretty much insulted most of his company's customers." Waseda University apologised as well.

Japanese fast-food company sacks director for sexist remarks

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