After "Sweeping" Japanese Buffet to "Teach a Lesson"... Mukbang Influencer's Challenge Branded a National Disgrace

Criticism from Both Japan and China
Restaurant States: "No Permission Was Given"

Chinese TikToker Deng Xianping, who displayed disruptive behavior at a buffet in Japan. Deng Xianping TikTok

A Chinese "mukbang influencer" with 4.3 million followers has sparked controversy after visiting a seafood buffet in Japan and engaging in disruptive behavior, claiming he would "teach the Japanese a lesson."

According to a compilation of reports from Taiwan's TVBS and Japanese media on the 21st, Chinese TikToker Deng Xianping posted a video on his account on the 9th titled "I swept through Japan's top seafood buffet," showing himself dining at a large seafood buffet restaurant in Japan.

In the video, he repeatedly made derogatory remarks about Japan and interfered with other guests' meals. Deng Xianping stated, "I will teach the Japanese the proper way to behave," and proceeded to pile all the displayed food, including salmon sashimi, shrimp, and wagyu beef, onto his own plate so that other guests could not have any.

When other guests looked at him, he retorted, "What does it matter to these 'Ribenguzi' (a derogatory Chinese term for Japanese people)?" He also picked a fight with a staff member who approached his table, saying, "What are you looking at?" After finishing his meal, he rolled up his shirt and mocked, "Is there nothing left for people to eat?"

Chinese viewers showed mixed reactions. Some praised him, calling it "a new form of anti-Japanese resistance," while others criticized him, saying, "Now I understand why Chinese people are shunned abroad," and "He is letting the world know that Chinese people are a disgrace," branding his actions a national embarrassment.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed that the buffet is owned by a Chinese individual. According to Japanese media, the restaurant is one branch of a high-end seafood buffet chain that was opened in 2014 by a Chinese woman owner, and now operates 15 locations in Japan.

The manager of the branch told Japanese media, "You need permission to film content in the restaurant, but he filmed without authorization," adding, "His actions caused trouble for the restaurant, and if this TikToker tries to visit again, we will not accept him."