I suspected that this was a non issue from the start, a fake balagan that ended up as fake news, so I did an unscientific survey based on that photo. I showed it to about 30 Japanese coworkers and shop clerks, none of whom had seen the photo or heard of the “news” story and asked em what they thought of the food in the photo. Results
19 “looks tasty”
8 “I dont like sweets”
3 “I’m busy, dont bother me”
