A Chinese language TikToker named 鄧炫瘋 (Deng Xuanfeng), who has about 4.3 million followers, is going through main backlash after a controversial stunt at a seafood buffet in Tokyo. Deng posted a video on April 9, 2025, exhibiting himself loading up plate after plate with almost all of the meals on the buffet whereas saying he needed to “educate the Japanese a lesson.”

The video reveals Deng piling his dishes with costly objects like salmon sashimi, wagyu beef, and king crab, ensuring different company had little to eat. All through the clip, he repeatedly used a derogatory time period for Japanese individuals (“鬼子” or “guizi”) whereas consuming loudly and messily, grabbing sashimi along with his palms and slurping it straight off the plate.

When restaurant employees approached, Deng acted aggressively, accusing them of telling him to go away. After consuming, he slapped his full abdomen and laughed at new clients coming in, mocking them about whether or not they’d have something left to eat.

How Individuals Reacted

The response was swift and harsh. On Japanese social media, individuals blasted Deng for his impolite conduct, calling it “disgusting” and suggesting the restaurant ought to have charged him further for the mess and wasted meals. Some customers questioned whether or not the surge in Chinese language vacationers visiting Japan was actually a constructive factor if this type of conduct is a part of it.

In China, the response was blended however leaned closely towards embarrassment. Whereas a number of praised him as exhibiting a “new approach to withstand Japan,” most individuals criticized him, saying he had embarrassed Chinese language individuals all over the world and solely made issues worse for the way Chinese language vacationers are perceived overseas.

In regards to the Restaurant

Apparently, the restaurant Deng visited is definitely owned by a Chinese language girl. She got here to Japan from Henan Province again in 2002 as a world pupil, and after years of exhausting work, she constructed up a profitable restaurant enterprise with 15 areas. The Tokyo buffet that Deng filmed at simply opened in January 2024.

The restaurant later informed Japanese media that Deng filmed with out permission—an enormous no-no for companies—and confirmed they might refuse him entry if he ever tried to return again.