‘Sushi terrorism’ pranks prompt Japanese chain to turn to cartoon conveyor belts

By Francesca Annio and also Chris Lau, CNN

Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN)– A Japanese sushi chain targeted in a wave of pranks that has actually stimulated issue over health has actually designed an electronic conveyor belt to offer food to consumers.

Instead of positioning sushi on a turning conveyor belt for consumers to get– notoriously referred to as “kaiten” design– 3 shops will certainly duplicate the experience with computer animation used a touchscreen fitted to every table, Akindo Sushiro Co., which runs the Sushiro chain, stated in a current declaration.

Customers can purchase by touching on displays revealing cartoon sushi and also various other food. The sushi will certainly after that be supplied straight to their table on a different conveyor belt from the cooking area.

The business stated it started piloting the “next-generation shop experience” on Tuesday at 3 shops in Tokyo, Osaka and also Nagoya.

The chain had actually been subject …