Viral videos showed 21-year-old Yoshino Ryoga putting his saliva on utensils and sushi and licking the spout of soy sauce ...

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 reaction from ...

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. Aichi ...

Police in central Japan have arrested three people for taking part in pranks at a sushi conveyor belt restaurant.

Their antics, seen as first of their kind in Japan, have been dubbed “sushi terrorism” online and sparked outrage. They have been arrested on charges of seeking to obstruct business at major ...

Following a series of unhygienic pranks at Japan’s popular sushi chains, restaurants are boosting their defenses against so-called sushi terrorism in an effort to put customers at ease.

A wave of pranks dubbed “sushi terrorism” has made Japanese diners think twice about the country’s iconic conveyor belt ...