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"Kushikatsu" served in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A woman and her child pick up "kushikatsu," skewered pork cutlets, in the Shinsekai district in Osaka's Naniwa Ward on Sept. 4, 2012. One hundred sticks of kushikatsu were served free to celebrate the 100th anniversary in 2012 of the opening of Osaka's traditional landmark Tsutenkaku Tower.

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Giant skewer-wielding figure in Osaka

Katsuya Ueyama (2nd from L), president of Ichimonkai, the operator of the Kushikatsu Daruma restaurant chain, attends a ceremony in Osaka's Dotombori district on Nov. 25, 2020, in which a 12-meter-tall deep-fried skewer-wielding figure representing the restaurant chain is lit up after being newly installed on the roof of the company's office building.

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Giant skewer-wielding figure in Osaka

Photo taken Nov. 25, 2020, shows a 12-meter-tall deep-fried skewer-wielding figure representing the Kushikatsu Daruma restaurant chain, newly installed on the roof of the operator Ichimonkai's office building in Osaka's Dotombori entertainment district.

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New coronavirus

Photo taken July 12, 2020, shows a sign outside a kushikatsu restaurant in Osaka. The custom of dipping kushikatsu -- skewered deep-fried meats and vegetables -- into a shared container of sauce placed on a table with the strict rule of "no double-dipping" is changing, with the restaurant now offering bottled sauce amid concerns over the new coronavirus.

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New coronavirus

A man eats beside a partition set up on a table to separate customers to prevent coronavirus infections at a kushikatsu restaurant in Osaka on July 12, 2020. The custom of dipping kushikatsu -- skewered deep-fried meats and vegetables -- into a shared container of sauce placed on a table with the strict rule of "no double-dipping" is changing, with the restaurant now offering bottled sauce amid concerns over the virus.

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New coronavirus

Photo taken July 12, 2020, shows a partition set up on a table at a kushikatsu restaurant in Osaka to separate customers to prevent coronavirus infections. The custom of dipping kushikatsu -- skewered deep-fried meats and vegetables -- into a shared container of sauce placed on a table with the strict rule of "no double-dipping" is changing, with the restaurant now offering bottled sauce amid concerns over the virus.

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Promotion for Osaka restaurants

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura eats Kushikatsu deep-fried skewered food in Osaka's Dotombori downtown area on July 1, 2020, during an event to promote the western Japan prefecture's restaurant industry, which has been reeling from falling sales due to the coronavirus outbreak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A boy puts bottled sauce on kushikatsu skewered deep-fried meats and vegetables at a restaurant in Osaka on May 20, 2020. It used to be common before the outbreak of the new coronavirus that people put the skewered food into a container of sauce shared with other customers, while keeping a rule of not using it with half-eaten food. But the custom is changing, with the restaurant now only offering such a shared container when requested due to worries over coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A boy puts bottled sauce on kushikatsu skewered deep-fried meats and vegetables at a restaurant in Osaka on May 20, 2020. It used to be common before the outbreak of the new coronavirus that people put the skewered food into a container of sauce shared with other customers, while keeping a rule of not using it with half-eaten food. But the custom is changing, with the restaurant now only offering such a shared container when requested due to worries over coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo