金价飙升日本散户蜂拥抢购金条，小克重产品库存告急被迫停售

Group 1 - Japanese retail investors have rapidly purchased gold bars, depleting the inventory of precious metal retailers amid global uncertainties [1] - As of this week, the retail gold price in Japan has surpassed 22,400 yen per gram (approximately 1,057 RMB), nearly doubling in the past two years [1] - The price of gold in yen has increased nearly fourfold since the end of 2020 due to rising domestic inflation and yen depreciation [1] Group 2 - Retailers report a significant shift in investor behavior, with more individuals buying gold in anticipation of continued price increases rather than selling during price surges [1] - The inventory of gold bars weighing less than 50 grams is rapidly declining, with the price of 100-gram bars reaching 2.2 million yen, making smaller products more attractive to retail investors [1] - Tanaka Kikinzoku has stopped selling gold bars weighing 50 grams or less, and several competitors have also reported that smaller products are sold out [1] Group 3 - Tanaka Kikinzoku's sales planning manager stated that while raw material procurement is not an issue, production capacity for gold bars is struggling to keep up with demand [3] - The company is working to enhance production capacity, expecting to gradually resume sales by late November [3] - The surge in customer numbers began around late September when gold prices reached 20,000 yen per gram, driven by concerns over U.S. government policies [3] Group 4 - Analysts believe that the yen will continue to depreciate due to the expectation of more expansionary fiscal policies from both the ruling and opposition parties [3] - Daisaku Ueno, chief forex strategist at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, noted that gold is viewed as an effective diversification option to protect asset value against yen depreciation risks [4]