Japanese restaurant sparks outrage by posting note banning ‘rude’ Chinese customers

A grill restaurant in Osaka, Japan, has sparked controversy after it posted a notice on its front door, banning Chinese customers because they are “rude”.

The yakitori restaurant, named Hayashin, was revealed by some social media accounts on May 10 to have placed the note rejecting Chinese customers.

Written in simplified Chinese, the note says the outlet does not accept Chinese customers because “many are rude”.

It is unknown what prompted the staff at the restaurant to post the note, but it was not the first time a Japanese business discriminated against Chinese customers.

In 2023, a Chinese influencer exposed a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo that posted a note banning Chinese people, written in Chinese and Korean.

The note also said in Japanese that the measure was designed to “prevent a China virus”.