Coronavirus fears fuel panic buying of toilet paper in Japan
Rumours of shortages circulate on social media causing long lines and surging prices
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People wearing protective masks queue to purchase toilet papes and tissues at a drug store in Tokyo.
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A woman walks past shelves where toilet paper was stocked and now sold out, at a shop in Tokyo.
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Shortage rumors on social media have sparked toilet paper panic buying in Japan.
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Coronavirus fears are causing drugstores and supermarkets to run short of toilet paper and other items.
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A woman walks past an out of stock of toilet paper in a shop.
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A man walks past an out of stock of toilet paper in a shop in Tokyo.
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Shelves of out of stock toilet paper and tissues are pictured in front of a drugstore.
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A woman wearing a facemask walks past empty supermarket shelves in Tokyo.
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People buy toilet papers and tissues at a drug store in Tokyo.
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A general view show an out of stock of toilet paper in a shop.
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People wearing protective masks queue to purchase toilet papers and tissues at a drug store in Tokyo.
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People wearing protective masks buy toilet papes and tissues at a drug store in Tokyo.
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Empty supermarket shelves as rumours of shortages cirulate on social media.
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A man shops in an empty supermarket shelves usually stocked with toilet papers in Tokyo.
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A woman wearing a facemask walks past empty supermarket shelves, usually stocked with daily necessities, in Tokyo.
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