Called “sushi terrorism” by social media wags, the stunt is one of several that have lit up Japanese social media in recent months, provoking a national wave of revulsion and a panicked ...

Police in Japan have arrested three persons for unsanitary behavior at a sushi restaurant in what is thought to be the first arrests amid a rash of "sushi terrorism" videos going viral.

Related video: Woman captures reactions from diners after placing phone on sushi conveyer belt Three people were arrested in Japan for allegedly carrying out what has been described as “sushi ...

The viral videos from early February showed one of them — 21-year-old Yoshino Ryoga, dubbed a "sushi terrorist" by the Japanese public and media — putting his saliva on utensils and sushi and licking ...

Three people have been arrested in Japan following their alleged connection to what's being described as "sushi terrorism" — unsanitary pranks at sushi conveyer belt restaurants that have been ...

Hong Kong (CNN)Police in central Japan have arrested three people for taking part in pranks at a sushi conveyor belt restaurant. The acts, which appear to be becoming more commonplace, have been ...

Japanese police have arrested three people accused of "sushi terrorism," as a wave of unhygienic sushi conveyor belt pranks sweeps social media. In recent weeks, videos have spread on social ...

Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics -- dubbed "sushi terrorism" -- sparked outrage online. Police ...

A man has been indicted for tampering with a restaurant’s conveyor belt sushi in Japan, marking the first known case against ...