Japan braced on Wednesday for its hottest day yet of a record-breaking June heatwave as fears grew about a shortage of electricity to keep air conditioners whirring and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida called for a ramp-up of nuclear power use.
Visitors holding umbrellas stroll at Sensoji temple as Japanese government issues warning over possible power crunch due to heatwave in Tokyo, Japan June 29, 2022. REUTERS/Issei KatoTOKYO, June 29 -
The planned electricity supply has already incorporated everything that can be done as of Wednesday as additional measures, according to national grid monitor OCCTO. Prime Minister Kishida said he would do his utmost to secure enough power supply in Japan, telling a news conference following a Group of Seven summit he would make the greatest possible use of nuclear power as long as safety is assured.
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