Sushi terrorist' causes Japanese restaurant stock value to plunge... after filming himself licking a communal soy sauce bottle and touching a piece of food as it goes round on conveyor belt<br /><br />Teenager licked soy sauce bottle and rim of teacup before putting it back<br /><br />Video was filmed at a branch of the Sushiro chain in central Japanese city of Gifu<br />Other videos show customers at other chains putting wasabi on passing sushi <br /><br />A 'sushi terrorist' caused a Japanese restaurant's stock value to plunge after he filmed himself licking the top of a communal soy sauce bottle and touching a piece of food as it went round on a conveyor belt.<br /><br />Other videos emerged showing customers at different chains putting wasabi on passing pieces of sushi or licking the spoon in a communal green tea powder container.<br /><br />Though the incidents appear to be confined to just a few videos, they have caused an uproar in Japan, a country with famously high standards of cleanliness.<br /><br />'This is sickening,' one Japanese Twitter user wrote in response, with another adding: 'I can't go to conveyor belt sushi restaurants anymore.'<br /><br />In a statement, Sushiro said the teen behind the viral video had apologised, along with his parents, but that the firm had filed a formal police complaint.<br /><br />'As a company, we will continue to respond firmly with both criminal and civil cases,' it said.<br /><br />It said all the soy sauce bottles at the affected store had been replaced and all the cups cleaned, and announced new restaurant policies.<br /><br />At the Gifu branch and others nearby, customers will now take utensils and condiments to their tables from a serving point, and nationwide, diners will be able to request disinfected tableware.
