Japanese diners arrested for chopstick prank at restaurant

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Two men in Osaka were arrested for contaminating a communal bowl of pickled ginger at a fast-food restaurant as part of a viral prank. The incident is the latest in a series of "sushi terrorism" pranks plaguing Japan's fast food industry, including customers using their hands to grab sushi off a conveyor belt and licking communal soy sauce containers. The men face fines up to $6,080 and up to three years in prison for their prank, which has sparked concerns about the safety and hygiene of Japan's conveyor belt sushi system and communal bowl restaurants.
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