According to a survey conducted by in April 2020 on panic buying after the coronavirus outbreak, around 96 percent of male Japanese respondents and a slightly lower rate of 93 percent of female respondents stated that they had not engaged in panic buying because of the coronavirus pandemic. In the same survey, the majority of respondents who engaged in panic buying indicated that they stocked up on dry food items such as rice, noodles, pasta, and flour, or hygiene paper products such as toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues.
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Rakuten Insight. (May 8, 2020). Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1119768/japan-share-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender." Chart. May 8, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/1119768/japan-share-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/1119768/japan-share-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight. "Share of People Engaged in Panic Buying Due to Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 8 May 2020, /statistics/1119768/japan-share-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
Rakuten Insight, Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1119768/japan-share-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Share of people engaged in panic buying due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Japan as of April 2020, by gender [Graph], Rakuten Insight, May 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1119768/japan-share-panic-buyers-after-coronavirus-outbreak-by-gender/
