CNN —A sushi chain is suing a high school student for 67 million yen ($480,000) after social media footage showed him licking his finger then touching a plate of sushi as it passed him on the conveyor belt, Japan’s public broadcaster has reported.
The footage of the student also showed him licking a soy sauce bottle and a cup that he then placed back onto a communal pile.
NHK said the student’s legal counsel wrote to the court in May asking it to dismiss the complaint.
It said the student had admitted the act and regretted his actions, but added that there was no proof of a link between his actions and the drop in customers at the sushi chain.
Akindo Sushiro Co. told CNN it would refrain from giving details of the case because it was under appeal.
Persons:
Akindo Sushiro
Organizations:
CNN, NHK
Locations:
Gifu, Japan, Osaka