Japanese Girls Charged Over "Food Terrorism" at a Sukiya - Unseen Japan

Japanese Girls Charged Over "Food Terrorism" at a Sukiya - Unseen Japan

There’s a lot of talk lately of foreign “nuisance influencers” plaguing Japan with their obnoxious stunts. So it’s a good time to remember that Japanese people seeking social media notoriety can be just as gross. Word broke this week that one of Japan’s most well-known beef bowl chains is pursuing charges against two Japanese girls in Osaka for so-called “food terrorism.” It’s the latest in a string of incidents in which young people perform dis…

By the 15th, the Osaka Prefectural Police had referred two 16-year-old girls to the prosecutor's office on suspicion of intimidation and obstruction of business for drinking tea directly from a pitcher at a beef bowl chain "Sukiya" in Chuo Ward, Osaka City. This was learned from an interview with a person involved in the investigation. The girls were filmed drinking tea...