Japanese Waitress Is Fired After Putting Her Blood In Customers’ Drinks

Netizens believe the cafe’s theme led to the incident.

Japan boasts many themed cafes that can range from cute animal cafes…

Puppies at the Marajuku Mame-Shiba Cafe | Timeout
A hedgehog at the ChikuChiku Cafe | Timeout

To fishing restaurants…

The Zauo restaurant in Japan where diners catch their own dinner | Japan Travel

And maid cafes.

A Japanese maid cafe | LIVE JAPAN Perfect Guide

There are also some more unexpected cafes, like ones with a horror theme.

The LockUp restaurant is horror and prison-themed | @nirak10969/Instagram

One such cafe, the Mondaiji Cafe, focuses on the theme of a “Problem Child Concept Cafe.”

The cafe boasts that visitors can drink as much as they want for $19. Their drink menu includes original cocktails that usually feature colorful syrup or fruit.

Unrelated drinks | the drinks business

But some customers might have gotten more than they expected, as the cafe recently had to shut down due to an unnamed employee putting her own blood into cocktails she served to customers.

Unrelated Halloween-themed drink | My Heavenly Recipes

In an apology to their visitors, the cafe described the incident as “no different from part-time job terrorism.” They also announced that the employee has since been fired, and the cafe has been temporarily closed to allow the management to “clean the store, change glasses, and dispose of alcohol that may have been contaminated.”

Although many netizens are focusing on the puns inspired by this real-life “bloody mary” story…

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Consuming contaminated food poses severe health risks. Japan has recently been dealing with “sushi terrorism,” where people contaminate communal food, like soy sauce or ginger, at sushi restaurants. Although videos of this disturbing trend have gone viral, the Japanese police have made several arrests due to the dangerous behavior.

Netizens believe that the “problem child” theme of the cafe likely inspired the waitress’s dangerous actions.

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And some netizens are also pointing out that the cafe’s theme is problematic itself, as it seems to be sexualizing mental illness.

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You can read more netizens’ thoughts here.

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Source: INSIDER and CNN

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