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Japan sushi chain stung by ‘wasabi terrorism’ claims

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Japanese sushi chain is being accused of ‘wasabi terrorism’ after it admitted to heaping excess dollops of the pungent root into foreign customers’ food. Osaka-based Ichibazushi issued an apology on its website Sunday, owning up to the charges but denying discrimination was at play. It insisted that the wasabi-laced sushi was a response to many foreign-born patrons ordering extra portions of the fiery green paste used a condiment for the raw […]