Called “sushi terrorism” by social media wags, the stunt is one of several that have lit up Japanese social media in recent months, provoking a national wave of revulsion and a panicked ...

Police in Japan have arrested three persons for unsanitary behavior at a sushi restaurant in what is thought to be the first arrests amid a rash of "sushi terrorism" videos going viral.

The viral videos from early February showed one of them — 21-year-old Yoshino Ryoga, dubbed a "sushi terrorist" by the Japanese public and media — putting his saliva on utensils and sushi and ...

Their antics, seen as first of their kind in Japan, have been dubbed “sushi terrorism” online and sparked outrage. They have been arrested on charges of seeking to obstruct business at major ...

Police in central Japan have arrested three people for taking part in pranks at a sushi conveyor belt restaurant. The acts, which appear to be becoming more commonplace, have been dubbed online as ...

Three people have been arrested in Japan following their alleged connection to what's being described as "sushi terrorism" — unsanitary pranks at sushi conveyer belt restaurants that have been ...

Twitter antics have led to three arrests, and fears over the end of the sushi train tradition. Here's how the terror ...

Three people have been arrested in Japan over unhygienic pranks at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant after footage of their antics -- dubbed "sushi terrorism" -- sparked outrage online. Police ...

Following a series of unhygienic pranks at Japan’s popular sushi chains, restaurants are boosting their defenses against so-called sushi terrorism in an effort to put customers at ease.