일본 일부 지역에서 지정 쓰레기봉투 재고가 부족해지고 있다. 나프타 공급 부족 소식이 전해지면서 일부 주민들이 쓰레기 처리에 필요한 지정 봉투를 사재기하는 현상이 나타났다.
재팬타임스는 5월 13일 나프타 공급에 대한 우려로 인해 지자체 지정 쓰레기봉투를 사재기하는 현상이 발생했다고 보도했다. 일부 지자체에서는 이러한 지정 봉투 사용이 의무화되어 있다.
해당 보도에서는 이번 사태의 원인으로 석유 및 중동과 이란의 공급망 문제를 지목했다. 구체적인 부족 현상 시작일은 밝혀지지 않았다.
지방 정부는 아직 이번 사태의 규모에 대한 공식 입장을 내놓지 않은 상태다.
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South Korea's government urged the public on Monday not to worry about shortages of standard plastic garbage bags amid the Middle East conflict disrupting naphtha supplies. Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment Kim Sung-hwan stated in a Facebook post that all necessary measures have been taken. Hoarding has emerged recently due to a sharp rise in polyethylene prices, a key material for the bags.
Japan has secured enough petroleum-derived naphtha—key for manufacturing medical supplies and consumer goods—to last into 2027, easing shortage fears amid escalating Middle East tensions including the Iran war.
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Prolonged disruption to energy flows via the Strait of Hormuz has reduced naphtha availability, a key ingredient for plastic packaging. This is set to drive up food prices in Japan. The Japan Times reports.
Following the announcement of evacuation plans, Japan has accelerated operations to bring home its nationals from the Middle East amid the spreading Iran conflict. On Sunday, 107 arrived at Narita Airport via government-chartered flight. On Monday, 208 evacuated from Qatar reached Saudi Arabia, with around 300 more, including those from Kuwait and Bahrain, scheduled to arrive in Japan on Tuesday.
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Japan's government plans to temporarily lift restrictions on coal-fired power plants to address an energy crunch from the Middle East war. Officials presented the plan to a panel of experts, who approved it, the industry ministry said. The measure allows full operation of older, less efficient coal plants for a year starting in the new fiscal year from April.
Japan will procure crude oil from Russia for the first time since U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February closed the Strait of Hormuz. A tanker carrying oil from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project is heading to the country, a trade ministry official said Saturday. Resource-poor Japan aims to diversify away from Middle East imports.
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Japan's Foreign Ministry announced plans to evacuate nationals from four Middle Eastern countries using chartered aircraft amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. The ministry has raised danger advisories for these nations, plus Saudi Arabia and Oman, to the second-highest level 3, urging citizens to avoid all travel.