Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
- Sukiya Co. will temporarily close nearly 2,000 outlets for sanitary measures after rat and cockroach contamination was reported in served food.
- The closures will last from 9 a.m. Monday to 9 a.m. Friday, except for some shopping mall locations.
- A customer reported finding a portion of a cockroach in a take-out item, prompting an apology and refund from the restaurant's manager.
- Sukiya is taking the situation seriously and implementing further hygiene measures, including closing all locations for pest control while excluding some stores in shopping malls.
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Following the discovery of a rat and an insect in its dishes, a Japanese restaurant chain had to close its 2,000 establishments. The company presented its "most sincere apology" for the growing controversy.


Japanese fast food chain shuts nearly 2,000 locations after rat found in customer's soup
The Japanese fast food chain Sukiya is temporarily closing its nearly 2,000 locations after a rat was found in soup a customer ordered on Friday.
Sukiya, one of the largest Japanese restaurant chains, announced the temporary closure of almost all of its 1,970 locals in Japan.This decision arose after a rat appeared inside a miso soup and, in a recent incident, an insect was detected in another dish.The most recent event occurred on Friday at a restaurant located in Tokyo, while the rodent case was registered two months ago at another branch. Use this prompt to generate Studio Ghibli-type …

Japan's Sukiya food chain shuts almost all outlets after rat and cockroach contamination
Sukiya, a leading beef bowl food chain in Japan, said it is shutting down almost all of its about 2,000 outlets across the country for four days to address a major hygiene issue.
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