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Subsidies will be gradually reduced soon. People are rushing to buy gasoline and kerosene. There are also lines of cars waiting to fill up. At a gas station in Tokyo... A person in his 80s: "It's better if it's cheap." A person in his 60s: "I got the notice so I'm thinking of getting it by the 19th..." Gasoline, where the government's subsidies will be gradually reduced. After the 19th, depending on the store, the price is expected to increase by about 5 yen per liter. The price of regular gasoline in Tokyo is currently around 177 yen... A person in his 80s: "It's better if it's cheap." Like gasoline, kerosene prices are expected to rise. In Hokkaido... Sapporo Concer Oil Kerosene Order Center: "We will arrange it for you on the 16th." "We will visit you on any day until Wednesday the 18th." Concer Oil Sales Department Manager Kosuke Matsui: "The phone is ringing nonstop. The delivery staff are having to deliver from morning until late at night." Applications for kerosene delivery are flooding in. It seems that there are about twice as many last-minute reservations as usual. [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp