Japan sushi chain starts contactless service as pandemic grinds on

With no end in sight to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Japanese conveyer belt sushi chain Kura Sushi Inc. has started introducing contactless services enabling customers to dine without interacting with staff as part of efforts to minimize the risk of infection.Kura Sushi on Tuesday unveiled a new self-checkout machine in one of its two restaurants in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, the company's first outlet to install a touchless device, which has sensors to capture finger motion allowing customers to make selections without tapping on the screen.On Friday, the company introduced a similar s…READ FULL ARTICLE