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A sushi restaurant in Japan has up with a novel idea to its business. It is bodybuilders to deliver sushi to people's homes and workplaces. The restaurant is in central Japan and is owned by 41-year-old Masanori Sugiura. He the third-generation owner of the 60-year-old Imazushi restaurant. As well as a sushi chef, Mr Sugiura is a bodybuilder. He third in a world bodybuilding championship earlier this year. He wanted to increase sales in his restaurant after the number of customers because of coronavirus. Sugiura his service "Delivery Macho". Customers need to order a minimum of 7,000 yen ($66) of sushi to get their food by a bodybuilder.

The Delivery Macho service is to be popular with customers. Even though the restaurant is in central Japan, Mr Sugiura says he has delivered sushi to places as far away as Tokyo and Osaka. Tokyo is around 350km from the restaurant. The service has also been on Twitter. Satisfied customers have for photos with the bodybuilding delivery men, who their shirt off and pose for photos at the doorstep. The delivery men socially distanced. This has to increase orders for the restaurant. Mr Sugiura the service has also to employ people out of work. He his friends from fitness gyms to as sushi delivery staff.