Houthi attack on ships affects food arriving in Japan due to delays. Many products, including pasta and sweets from Turkey, and canned tomatoes from Italy, are arriving a month behind schedule.

Wine imports: Delay in arrival from Europe; stores are out of stock. shipping fees from Europe and Turkey to Japan are said to be approximately 300,000 yen per container that can hold more than 20 tons, about twice as much as before. The company is also considering raising the wholesale price of its products in the future.