Originally Posted by
LapLap
This photo was taken yesterday and is typical for the supermarkets around Shirokane Takanawa station.
It’s the shelves that sell rice. Rice is still available, but only in bags containing 1kg or less.
Really, I have not seen any shops with even a hint of less stocked shelfs than usual. Even rice is in normal supply.
Apart from the annoyance of the Shinkansen running 6 minutes late (insufferable) I have really not seen any indication that this warning has been anything but a random blip on people's radar.