TOKYO -- Japan's sushi restaurants were once mostly intimate expensive eateries where chef and diner shared a relationship. Now, cheap conveyor-belt chains have proliferated, resulting in a separation between chef and diner that has become a breeding ground for nuisance and problematic behavior.
"Sushi terrorism" has been trending on social media in Japan after a spate of unhygienic pranks became viral videos. The videos show young customers licking soy sauce bottles and messing with food meant for others.
