In neighboring Japan, the situation of power shortage continues in the sweltering heat. The Houses of Parliament, offices and shops were dimly lit, and some subway escalators stopped.
Correspondent Hyunye Kim from Tokyo delivers.
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An electronic store in downtown Tokyo.
Display products such as TV are turned off.
There is a notice that says ‘The electricity is turned off to save power’.
[도쿄 시민 : (정부 절전 방침에) 따를 수밖에 없다고 생각합니다. 오늘 냉장고와 컴퓨터를 빼고 전원을 모두 꺼놨습니다.]
Some of the escalators at Shibuya Station in Tokyo have also stopped to conserve energy.
One grocery store turned off 20% of all lights.
A dark office with the lights turned off.
Employees of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan turn off the lights and go to work.
The same is true for the Japanese Parliament Building.
Reduced hallway lighting to save energy.
As the electricity was running out in places with temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius one after another throughout Japan, the Japanese government issued a ‘electricity supply and demand advisory’ for the second day in order to conserve energy.
It is the first time in 7 years that a nationwide electricity warning has been issued in Japan.
The Japanese media predicted that the power shortage would continue for a while.
This is because the power reserve ratio is only around 3%.
Although the Japanese government is re-operating even the old thermal power plants, the electricity reserve ratio is expected to improve by only 1 percentage point.
Due to the lack of electricity, Japanese media reported that the government is considering a ‘electricity use restriction ordinance’ that makes it mandatory for companies to save energy.