[theqoo] JAPAN CURRENTLY RUINING ITSELF

Kureha raises prices of food storage plastic bags and other items by 25–35% due to naphta procurement difficulties

クレハ、食品保存袋など25〜35%値上げ　ナフサ調達難でhttps://t.co/Em3fmoJDmg
— 日経電子版ビジネス (@nikkei_business) April 14, 2026

Sekisui Kasei raises prices of construction materials, including non-tile products, by 15–30% in response to Middle East situation

積水化学、雨といなど建材製品を15─30％値上げへ　中東情勢受け https://t.co/wJLnZgaIPl https://t.co/wJLnZgaIPl
— ロイター (@ReutersJapan) April 14, 2026

ASKUL, a major office supplies company, announced that the situation in the Middle East is causing delays in the procurement and logistics of some products. As a result, shortages and out-of-stock items have occurred, and purchase limits have been imposed on certain products.

事務用品のアスクル、一部で品薄・欠品　中東情勢受け調達・物流遅れ https://t.co/olLRnFGH7f

事務用品大手アスクルは、中東情勢の影響を受け、一部商品の調達と物流に遅れが生じていることを明らかにした。品薄・欠品の商品が出ており、一部商品では購入量を制限しているという。
— 朝日新聞(asahi shimbun） (@asahi) April 14, 2026

Cleanup Corp., a major Japanese home goods supplier, has suspended orders for popular bathroom units. This is the latest in a series of companies suffering from material shortages as the conflict with Iran continues

Major Japanese home equipment supplier Cleanup Corp. has suspended orders for its popular bathroom units, the latest in a string of companies suffering material shortages as the Iran conflict stretches on. https://t.co/ek1URvPFKP
— Bloomberg (@business) April 14, 2026

The fact that only 2.7% of companies can obtain thinner as usual means that 97.3% of painting sites in Japan are physically shut down at this very moment, doesn't it? Japan Painting Industry Association: Paint and Thinner Supply Instability Intensifies… Requesting Government to Secure Material Supply (Yahoo News)

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/63407fd509b9d00d1afda06932d126f4327db845?source=sns&dv=sp&mid=other&date=20260414&ctg=bus&bt=tw_up

Rising crude oil prices reach agriculture… Material manufacturers already request price hikes. “Significant impact on consumers will also be seen,” JA Group Hokkaido expresses concern

原油高は農業にまで…すでに資材メーカーから値上げ要請「消費者に向けても影響が大きく出てくるのでは」JAグループ北海道が懸念 https://t.co/Sq92BXfDfy
— HBC NEWS 北海道放送 (@HBCnewsJNN) April 14, 2026

LIXIL, Panasonic, Unit Bath, and others face "delivery dates undetermined" due to difficulties in naphta procuring

LIXILやパナ、ユニットバスなど「納期未定」　ナフサ調達難でhttps://t.co/m6jkBsIWkP
— 日本経済新聞電子版（日経電子版） (@nikkei) April 14, 2026

Bukchon Manufacturing Co. expresses concern over impact on procurement and logistics due to Middle East situation - http://logi-today.com/938926 Bukchon Manufacturing Co. has notified its business partners regarding the situation in the Middle East and logistics instability. Due to concerns about the impact on raw material procurement and delivery times, the company is proceeding with procurement diversification and inventory adjustments, and has announced a policy of individual response on a case-by-case basis.

北村製作所、中東情勢で調達・物流に影響懸念-https://t.co/6ZBye4DkKN

北村製作所が中東情勢と物流不安定化を受け取引先へ通知。原材料調達や納期への影響懸念から調達分散と在庫調整を進め、案件ごとの個別対応方針を示した。
— LOGISTICS TODAY (@logi_today) April 14, 2026

TOTO (yes, the toilet company) has suspended new product orders.

Fuji Seikoku faces difficulties in tungsten procurement due to China's tightened export restrictions, limiting new orders

富士精工、中国の輸出規制強化でタングステン調達難　新規受注制限も https://t.co/Z4xuWTK5SN https://t.co/Z4xuWTK5SN
— ロイター (@ReutersJapan) April 14, 2026

Crinep System bathtub order discontinued

Even doujin goods shops posted price hike notices saying they couldn't get ink.

【料金改定のお知らせ】
国際情勢の影響により、原油価格の高騰および調達環境の不安定化が続いており、
アクリル板や梱包材の価格が30〜40％と急騰しております。

当社におきましても、これまで企業努力によりコスト吸収に努めてまいりましたが、…
— Yousei印刷 (@yousei_info) April 14, 2026

In addition, flour companies have announced price hikes for commercial flour, the chairman of Saran Lab (kitchen wrap) has announced price increases, and Mitsubishi Chemical has already raised prices for resins used in diapers and similar products.

Korea is relatively well under control.

Japan is collapsing in real time; the oil butterfly effect is no joke.

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1. This will hit us the same way too

2. This isn't someone else's business, the same could happen to us too f*ck there are so many factories that will shut down

3. This isn't some other people's business.. The situation is getting tense for us tooㅜㅜ

4. It's gonna start rising in Korea too

5. Our country is also going in ruins in real time, but the way you put it all together is kinda funny

6. This isn't "their" business, honestly I was looking at oil prices, and it's cheaper in Japan than here ㅠㅠ

7. Do you think Japan is the only one ruining itself? The same thing is happening to us. F*ck what are we gonna do?

8. We're next... ㅠ

9. We're in danger too