I live in Japan.
My wife and I have a stock of bottled water and dried foods like crisps, biscuits, nuts, just as basic rations.
This is because of earthquakes.
I was here in 2011 when the big one struck and it was hard to get supplies for a few days.
If, or when, I should say, the big one haopens in Tokyo, the government expects around 3 days before supplies arrive in the city.
This is bullshit and transportation routes will be severely disrupted for longer than that.
Also, the panic buying that has been going on for the last two weeks has been a wake up call.
Media has shown images of warehouses full of toilet paper urging people not to buy it to stock up,
It doesn't deter people.
We decided to expand on our stock as much as possible.
Not for the coronavirus, but rather for an earthquake.
A few mknths ago, we had a big typhoon hit the country and were urged to stay indoors for one day.
The morning before, all supermarkets and stores had fheir shelves emptied by panic stricken customers.
This has been a good reminder for us to keep stocked up.
