120 Gusto restaurants closed over dysentery outbreak A pedestrian walks past a Gusto restaurant in Sendai. AFP
TOKYO
Japanese restaurant chain operator Skylark has closed 120 Gusto outlets in northeastern Japan following an outbreak of dysentery, media reports said Wednesday.
The outlets are mostly in the Tohoku region, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, as well as Hokkaido, Aomori, Yamagata and Tochigi, the Nikkei daily said.
The move came after 15 people in four prefectures, including Fukushima and Miyagi, were diagnosed as having bacterial dysentery, of whom, 14 had dined at Gusto, local media reports said.
Skylark officials could not be immediately reached for confirmation.
Health ministry official Ayumu Ishimaru confirmed the outbreak of infectious disease involving the Skylark restaurant chain but said the ministry has yet to be informed in detail.
Just when you think Japan is so clean and advance. They have dirty restaurants serving dirty food.
People visiting Japan should avoid.作者: peter236 時間: 2011-9-1 19:50
Avoid dirty Japanese food while travelling in Japan.
