The beefbowl riots begin

Yesterday was the day Yoshinoya's beef stocks began hitting zero, with queues of people hoping for a final taste forming at stores around the country. asahi.com reports that one unfortunate fan was arrested after flipping out in a Yoshinoya yesterday night when he was told that beef bowl was off.

The cause of the shortage, Japan's ban on US beef imports following the discovery of a BSE-infected cow in the US, shows no signs of being lifted soon.

Kyodo News article at JapanToday gives more background, and a photo

[Update] The Guardian picks up on the action too.

[Via asahi.com (Japanese)]