Kura Sushi announced on Sept. 7 that the most inexpensive plate will be increased in price from October, blaming the weakening yen as well as rising seafood and fuel costs. It is the first time ...

Suburban restaurants, which constitute 85 percent of the company’s approximately 640 outlets nationwide, served sushi on 120-yen ($0.86) yellow plates, 180-yen red plates and 360-yen black plates.

A revolving sushi bar is a restaurant where sushi plates rotate on a conveyor belt past diners. Per its website, Kura Sushi’s dishes adhere to the Japanese virtue of serving natural and healthy ...