{"id":177106,"date":"2026-04-14T10:58:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=177106&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:58:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T01:58:37","slug":"toto-halts-bath-orders","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/toto-halts-bath-orders\/","title":{"rendered":"Toto Halts Bath Orders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toto Ltd., based in Kitakyushu, has suspended new orders for unit baths and related products due to concerns over the supply of petroleum-based materials. The company said solvents derived from naphtha, used in adhesives and coatings for bathroom components, have become difficult to secure amid worsening supply conditions. While production continues for now, Toto informed clients on April 13 that it would halt new orders because future procurement remains uncertain. The timing for resuming orders has not been decided. The company added that its core sanitary ware products, including toilets, are not affected by the disruption. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=17207012&#038;ymd=2026-04-13#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\">KBC News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/newsdig.tbs.co.jp\/articles\/-\/2596360\" target=\"_blank\">TBS News Dig<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_toto-bathroom_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C788&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-177107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_toto-bathroom_2026_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_toto-bathroom_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_toto-bathroom_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fnn_toto-bathroom_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/jp.toto.com\/products\/bath\/sazana\/\" target=\"_blank\">TOTO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &#038; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">free weekly newsletter<\/a> today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toto Ltd., based in Kitakyushu, has suspended new orders for unit baths and related products due to concerns over the supply of petroleum-based materials&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":177107,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-177106","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-business","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/177106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}