Many people in Japan have been outraged by a recent trend dubbed “sushi terrorism.” Videos on social media show people doing all sorts of unhygienic acts, including licking the spoon off a container of powdered green tea. Another video, which has more than 98 million views on Twitter, showed a person licking the top of a soy sauce bottle and the rim of a tea cup before returning them to a Sushiro branch. The company said it replaced all soy sauce bottles and cleaned every cup at the affected restaurant.
To combat this dire trend, one chain, Kura Sushi, said it would use artificial intelligence to look for “suspicious openings and closings of sushi plate casings.” Nikkei Asia informed. The company plans to upgrade existing cameras, which are used to track the dishes customers take from conveyor belts to determine their bill, in early March. If the system detects suspicious behavior, it will alert employees.
–Matt Smith
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