Many of you have heard about or eaten at a revolving conveyer-belt sushi – or kaiten-zushi – restaurant. What most people don’t know, however, is that this business gimmick in Japan is slowly going out of business.
This is a video version of our article Why Revolving Conveyor Belt Sushi is Fading in Japan.
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