Japundit: Real Japan News's video: SUSHI TERROR Coarsening of Japanese culture may lead to the end of conveyor belt sushi

At first, it didn't occur to us just how icky it is to be consuming uncooked food that has made multiple passes within easy reach of a room full of strangers on a slow-moving conveyor belt. But now the industry has been forced to deal with this reality in what pundits have dubbed "sushi terrorism" or, more generally, "saliva terrorism." The horrors of saliva terrorism gained attention with a viral video showing a 17-year-old boy licking the rims of teacups and the spout of a soy sauce bottle, and touching sushi as it passed by on the conveyor belt at a Sushi-ro chain restaurant. In a separate incident at a Hama-zushi sushi chain outlet, a young man can be seen putting a large amount of wasabi onto another customer's sushi as it passes by on the high-speed conveyor belt. Another video showed a young man stealing one of the pieces of sushi off of a two-piece special order as it zipped along the high-speed special order belt. Still another clip showed an elderly woman nonchalantly helping herself to a few fries from a passing order. These videos have prompted sushi chains to take legal action against some of these "saliva terrorists." The problem of saliva terrorism is by no means limited to conveyor belt sushi establishments. Another type of social terrorism in Japan that seems to be fueled by the quest for viral social media clicks is "part-timer terrorism." Last year, a "yakiniku" grilled meat chain in Kyushu's Oita Prefecture got wind of a video showing four part-time workers in the kitchen stuffing their mouths with spaghetti, cake, and other food and spitting it out. It also showed one worker putting his face under a [soft-serve ice cream dispenser] and eating ice cream straight from the spout. Some say that viral videos of gross pranks at sushi restaurants may even spell the end of the conveyor belt sushi business as we know it. Hama-zushi discontinued using slow conveyor belts in March 2020 after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hama-zushi says only about 10 percent of their shops have a slow-speed belt.   What do you think? Is this still another sign of the coarsening of Japanese culture? Will it put you off of eating at a conveyor belt sushi shop in the future? Let us know in the comments below. japanesesociety - - - - - Please like, comment, and share to help our channel grow! Drop me a line at: japunditvids@gmail.com https://www.japundit.org https://twitter.com/japundit https://www.facebook.com/japunditnews https://www.youtube.com/@japundit