Having known a lot of people working in kitchens here and having seen some kitchens here, I really wish Japan would step up random inspections and enforcement. The owner (at least, maybe others as well) are required to be re-certified yearly with courses (also available online since corona at least), but I’ve not seen much of anything to enforce the conditions on the ground after the test unless there are customer complaints. Rats and roaches are far from unique to Sukiya, especially in places like Tokyo.
I wish more companies would take that kind of responsibility.
Apocryphally, CEOs have committed Seppuku for far less.
Any chance that the tradition could be transplanted to the North American and European corporate scene?
0 considering that would require them to care about others/have honor/care about the community
Closing for 4 days, FYI
