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Japan, hit by record temperatures, fears a power shortage

2022-06-27T06:49:55.009Z


Japanese authorities on Monday warned of a possible power shortage as the country experiences record temperatures and...


Japanese authorities warned on Monday of a possible power shortage, as the country experiences record temperatures and Tokyo has just experienced the shortest rainy season in its history.

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We ask the public to reduce their energy consumption in the early evening

", when electricity reserves are at their lowest in greater Tokyo, said Monday the deputy secretary general of the Japanese government, Yoshihiko Isozaki.

However, the government has urged residents to take the necessary measures to protect themselves from the heat and avoid sunstroke.

Temperatures reaching 35°C are announced Monday in the Japanese capital, where the mercury should not drop below 34°C before next Sunday, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA).

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And while the rainy season is expected to be in full swing across much of Japan, the JMA said it ended Monday in the Kanto region, where Tokyo is located.

It is the earliest end to the rainy season - 22 days earlier than normal - since Japan began recording comparable data in 1951.

The rainy season also ended Monday in central Japan and part of the island of Kyushu (southwest), also setting a record.

Sunday, the thermometer reached 40.2 ° C in the city of Isesaki, a hundred kilometers north of Tokyo, the highest temperature ever recorded in Japan in June.

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Right after the rainy season, many people are not yet used to the heat and are at higher risk of sunstroke

," the JMA warned.

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Every year July-August are hot, but I had never experienced such heat in June

," said Asako Naruse, 58, who was seen by AFP in Tokyo's Ginza district, where many passers-by carried a parasol. .

Source: lefigaro

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