Japan Police Probe Man Who Cooked Own Genitals and Sold Them To Dinners

Tokyo, a man called Mao Sugiyama had his penis and testicles surgically removed in March and kept them frozen for two months before cooking them at a public event in May.

Each portion was sold for  20,000 yen ($250).

 Tokyo police have commenced  investigation to ascertain whether  the  man who cooked his own severed genitals and served them to five paying diners committed a crime.

Some residents of Suginami have expressed a sense of discomfort even as the mayor of Suginami ward, the Tokyo district where the event took place, is of the view it involves the display of  obscene objects.

Sugiyama, a painter in his 20s who defines himself as “asexual”, said it was organised to raise awareness about “sexual minorities, x-gender, asexual people”.