HANOVER — Orient Chinese & Japanese Restaurant in the Hanover Park building on Lebanon Street has closed due to a “mutual early termination” of the lease, according to building owner Jim Rubens.

Rubens declined to say why the restaurant’s lease was terminated, but Hanover Town Manager Julia Griffin said the town had had ongoing “food safety regulations” issues with the restaurant.

Phone calls to Orient seeking comment were not answered on Tuesday afternoon.

John Lippman is a staff reporter at the Valley News. He can be reached at 603-727-3219 or email at jlippman@vnews.com.