A Japanese restaurant chain has sued a high school student for $480,000 in what’s become known as a “sushi terrorism” case, according to CNN. Video of the teenager licking a soy sauce bottle and licking his fingers and then touching fish on a conveyer belt was posted to social media and went viral.

Sushiro says business badly damaged by video of teenager licking soy sauce bottle and wiping saliva on passing food

The operator of a conveyor belt sushi chain is suing a teenage boy who was filmed licking his finger and wiping the saliva on fish in an act dubbed across Japan as “sushi terrorism”. Video of the scho

Sushiro has filed a suit worth £383,280 with a court in Osaka arguing the so-called “sushi terrorism” trend had led to it losing business. Police in Japan arrested three people on suspicion of forcible obstruction of business back in March. Their reported films on TikTok and Instagram led to customers raising concerns over food hygiene.

A conveyor belt sushi chain in Japan is suing a young boy for nearly Rs 4 crore following his gross act termed 'sushi terrorism'. Akhindo Sushiro, the Japanese restaurant chain, has sought 67 million yen in damages against the boy who was seen licking a soy sauce bottle in a viral video.

Japan's sushi chain has sued a teenager after a viral video in January showed him licking a soy sauce bottle and a cup before placing them back among communal items. The restaurant chain has claimed the video affected its business and also contributed to the emergence of the term "sushi terrorism".