Sushi chain sues teenager for $480k over soy sauce prank.
A sushi chain in Japan, Akindo Sushiro, is suing a teenager for $480,000 after a video of him licking a soy sauce bottle and touching sushi went viral. The chain alleges that it saw a decline in business after the incident. The teen has admitted to and apologized for the incident, but the chain is seeking damages. This incident is one of many reported cases of "sushi terrorism" in Japan, where people touch food, utensils, and soy sauce bottles and post it on social media. To crack down on such incidents, Japanese conveyor-belt sushi chain Kura Sushi announced earlier this year that it would use AI-powered cameras to track suspicious behavior among customers.
