Grim acts of 'sushi terrorism' has forced four of Japan's 'big five' sushi restaurants to scrap self-service after footage showed customers rubbing their saliva on the dishes. Conveyor belt-served ...
For many people, it is the essential Japanese cuisine — sushi on small plates, plucked by the customer from a slowly moving convoy of raw delicacies. But now so-called “conveyor belt sushi ...
Operators of conveyor belt sushi chains, already hit by higher costs for ingredients and lingering COVID-19 concerns, are now dealing with a new problem: the disgusting antics of some of their ...
“Sushi terrorism” pranks, which involve customers licking communal soy sauce bottles and tampering with dishes, have forced nearly all major restaurant chains in Japan's iconic conveyor-belt sushi ...
When small plates of raw fish first started moving around British restaurants on conveyor belts, the response was mainly one of consternation. Reviewing a meal in The Times in 1995, the critic ...
The sun could be setting on Japan’s conveyor-belt sushi restaurants as operators shift back to the traditional system of plates being delivered to order due to hygiene and waste concerns.
Kyoto, a popular travel destination in Japan, will now restrict tourist access to parts of its renowned geisha district. Officials have reported an increase in complaints regarding tourist ...
Taiwan’s semiconductor giant, TSMC, is quickly remaking a farm town in Japan into Asia’s next hub of chip manufacturing with enormous government support. By Meaghan Tobin, Hisako Ueno and ...
Less stuffy than Tokyo and less dainty than Kyoto, Osaka’s culinary scene demands visitors dive headfirst into indulgence — or as the locals say, kuidaore, “eat yourself to ruin.” ...
“Sushi terrorism” pranks, which involve customers licking communal soy sauce bottles and tampering with dishes, have forced nearly all major restaurant chains in Japan's iconic conveyor-belt ...