After all the talk about natto yesterday, I decided to fix myself some natto spagetti for dinner and used up my last two packs.

Today I went to the store to replenish my supply of the sticky bean only to find out, to my dismay, that there was absolutely no natto at all to be had.

The above is the natto section of a big supermarket. The display area devoted to natto is about 15 to 20 feet long and five shelves high, and is normally filled with natto. But as you can see, the shelves were picked bare today. The sign in the middle of the display has a note explaining that there is a natto shortage due to the TV show that Kaishin reported on the other day.

I expected supplies to be low, but this is ridiculous.