Why is there a rush for toilet paper during the Japanese epidemic? The reason why toilet paper is out of stock during the Japanese epidemic

When the epidemic broke out in Japan, we saw videos on TikTok showing that toilet paper was out of stock in many places in Japan. That's right! The Japanese people began to panic, and what they stocked up was not food or vegetables, but toilet paper, which was incredible. In fact, no matter which country they are from, they will stock up as soon as possible in the face of the epidemic. The Chinese stocked up on food, and the Japanese stocked up on daily necessities. Next, let's take a look at the reasons why toilet paper was out of stock during the epidemic in Japan.

Why is Japan rushing to buy toilet paper during the epidemic?

According to a rumor on the internet, toilet paper is imported from China and the supply will be cut off.

But in reality, this is not the case, because 98% of toilet paper is produced by the island nation itself. Supermarkets and drugstores receive supplies every day.

Therefore, more people rushed to buy because they heard rumors online, or saw empty shelves or saw others buying.

Japan did the same thing during the oil crisis in the 1970s.

Because of the rise in crude oil prices, the government called for saving resources and reducing the use of toilet paper, which in turn triggered a rush to buy toilet paper.

It is basically a mentality of herd mentality and panic, but it also indirectly reflects how the Japanese people feel about the epidemic right now - they are very, very nervous because they don't have enough information.

Why Japanese toilet paper is out of stock during the epidemic

The first is that the Prime Minister said that primary and secondary schools should be closed. This had a great impact on the Japanese, so they began to panic psychologically. In other words, the Japanese finally had a feeling that something big was coming. Don't laugh, the Japanese were actually divided into pessimists and optimists before, and there were quite a few people in both groups. These Japanese were particularly obedient, and as long as the government didn't give them a signal, they wouldn't panic. So, they finally began to panic.

Then, the second rumor was that paper was going to be out of stock. Specifically, the raw materials for Japanese toilet paper came from China (false), and China was going to be out of stock (false). The panicked Japanese believed it, and some began to buy enough to last a month. Others saw this and started to buy as well. By the way, even women's sanitary products were bought.

Why do they believe this rumor?

Because there is a psychological shadow...

The thing that Japan lacked the most during major disasters in history was paper, for example, during the Great Hanshin Earthquake.

Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of ropes for ten years.

Is it true that Japan is the world's largest consumer of toilet paper?

When you enter a Japanese store, you will find toilet paper in a conspicuous place. The Japanese also cannot do without paper towels in their daily lives. Because of their rigorous attitude, when the streets are dirty, passers-by will use paper towels to wipe them. Take wiping the table as an example. Chinese people often use towels to wipe off dirt, but the Japanese think that using rags is unhygienic, so they use toilet paper to wipe it, wasting a lot of toilet paper in the process.

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Recently, Japanese people have started to rush to buy toilet paper. There are long queues at the entrance of supermarkets and the shelves have been emptied. Instead of rushing to buy rice, flour, grain and oil, they rush to buy toilet paper? This situation is very puzzling. The cause of all this is a rumor. For this reason, the Japan Household Paper Industry Association and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan have come forward to refute the rumor. Some paper manufacturers have also stated that there is no problem with production capacity and that the inventory is very sufficient. Despite this, the enthusiasm of the people to rush to buy is still high.