日本茨城縣有市民舉辦烏鴉刺身品覽會，稱是當區流傳下來的飲食文化，而當地烏鴉主要食用番薯皮，所以烏鴉肉會帶有番薯的味道。日本並沒有法例禁止食用烏鴉，但須有狩獵許可證才可捕捉烏鴉，而當地衛生部門亦表示生吃烏鴉肉中毒風險高。
Some locals in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan held a crow sashimi tasting event, claiming that it is a local food culture in the area, and that the crows found locally feed on sweet photo skins, therefore, their meat have the taste of sweet potatoes. There is no law in Japan that prohibits the consumption of crows, but a hunting license is required to hunt crows; the local health department also stated that eating raw crow meat has a high risk of poisoning.
