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.

The operator of a major conveyer belt sushi chain that became the center of national attention over a viral video of a boy licking a soy sauce bottle filed a 67 million yen ($480,000) damages suit against the boy,