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Japanese Girls Charged Over “Food Terrorism” at a Sukiya
It’s not just foreign influencers causing trouble in Japan. Two girls in Osaka are facing charges after going viral for disgusting behavior.
By Jay Allen
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 nuisance influencers can be just as vexing.
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 disgusting acts at restaurants to draw attention to themselves on social media.
Japan’s ongoing war against “food terrorism”
The incident occurred at a Sukiya beef bowl store in Osaka on February 1st. Two 16-year-old girls went to the restaurant with the intent of causing controversy for the ‘gram. One girl downed tea directly from a pitcher on their table rather than pouring it into a glass as her friend filmed her and egged her on.
