In Japan, sushi can cost $1.
A plate.
You sit at a table with a touch screen.
You tap salmon.
A few seconds later
a tiny bullet train
slides up to your table
carrying your plate.
You take it.
The train drives back to the kitchen.
Every five empty plates you slot away,
a slot-machine game pops up on your screen.
Win, and a capsule toy drops out
near the door for you to grab on your way out.
Real tuna.
Real salmon.
Real wasabi.
About $1.50 a plate.
You can leave full
for the price of a Starbucks latte
and a parking meter.
That’s a Tuesday lunch in Osaka.
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