With the spread of the epidemic in Japan, the Japanese people's cognition of the epidemic has gradually changed. As of 10 a.m. on February 29, 235 cases had been confirmed in Japan (excluding the 'Diamond Princess'). People are paying attention to epidemic prevention, and relevant early warning and tips have also appeared in streets and alleys.
Masks and disinfection products in major cosmetic stores and supermarkets are still out of stock, but they haven't waited for shops to get out of the dilemma of scarcity of masks. These two days, there has been a new wave of 'rush buying frenzy' in Japan. In supermarkets in some areas, the shelves of toilet paper and toilet paper have been emptied overnight.
Even though the notice of one person limited to one piece was posted on the toilet paper rack of many stores, the goods were quickly emptied. In order to buy toilet paper, people line up and wait for stores to open. However, just after the store opened, the items such as toilet paper and toilet paper in the store have been sold out.
Xiaotian, a clerk in a chain drugstore in Kanto, told dongfang.com & middot; According to Zongxiang news reporter, Japanese people's rush to buy toilet paper began about a week ago, gradually fermented recently, and then reached a new high in these two days.
In addition to toilet paper, paper towels, sanitary napkins and even plastic wrap were sold out. Cashiers are usually flooded with a lot of toilet paper. People leaving the store carry full bags, and some bicycle baskets can't fit. Some clerks described the rush purchase as "like a typhoon", saying they were a little frightened.
Sen Shan, the manager of xinshengtang drugstore, told the media that generally, shops can no longer buy toilet paper after noon. At the same time, they also take advantage of this shortage to resell at a high price in the second-hand market. Novel coronavirus pneumonia was asked why customers wanted to panic buying toilet paper. He was told that he had seen rumors of new crown pneumonia on the Internet and rushed to buy it.
At the edge of a large line of masks, a line of people buying toilet paper suddenly appeared. When people's daily greetings change from 'did you buy a mask today' to 'did you grab toilet paper today', people can't help wondering why they rush to buy toilet paper?
According to Japanese media reports, some time ago, the reason why the supply of masks in Japan was insufficient was that the production of masks in Japan needed to import raw materials from China. Because of the epidemic in China, the raw materials needed to make masks could not be fully supplied for a while, so that Japanese mask manufacturers could not produce masks.
The rush to buy toilet paper comes from another saying spread on the Internet: "toilet paper and masks use the same materials, and the production place of toilet paper is China, so there will be a shortage of toilet paper and paper products, so it's best to buy in advance."
For a time, people who listened to online rumors went to stores to buy, and many people who didn't know the truth saw that others were buying, so they bought some.
Some people also told the media that even if they know it is an online rumor, they still store more at home just in case.
To this end, the Japanese Household Paper Industry Association issued a statement that the domestic toilet paper and mask in Japan are not the same raw material, and do not rely on imports from China. At present, 98% of the domestic toilet paper is made in Japan, which will not be sold out as long as it is not snapped up.
The industry association also said that about 70% of the materials for producing toilet paper in Japan come from recycled paper. Waste printing paper, newspapers and other materials in the office are recycled and made after dissolving. The remaining 30% of raw materials are imported wood from overseas, mainly from Canada, Indonesia and other wood rich countries. The quantity of raw materials imported from China is only about 2%.
In addition, some Japanese paper manufacturers said that toilet paper and tissue are produced as usual, there is no problem with production capacity, and the inventory is also very sufficient. Even if the store is temporarily robbed, it will be replenished soon.
The Ministry of economy, industry and trade of Japan also refuted the rumor. I hope everyone will calm down and don't believe the rumor. Just purchase living materials normally and let the toilet paper return to the normal production and sales track.
Source: dongfang.com & middot; Vertical news