"Japanese police crack down on food pranksters with arrests"
TL;DR
Two men have been arrested in Japan for contaminating a communal bowl of pickled ginger at a fast food restaurant, after a video of the prank was shared widely on social media. The arrests come as similar acts involving food, dubbed online as “#sushitero” or “#sushiterrorism”, appear to be becoming more commonplace. Previously, the pranks had mostly affected the country’s famous sushi conveyor belt restaurants, prompting questions about their future.
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