The concrete support foundation for a reactor whose core melted down at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has deteriorated so much that reinforcing bars (rebars) are now exposed.
Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Nov. 24 applied for government approval to increase its “regulated electricity rate” for households by 32.94 percent on average starting in April.
The government has officially decided to ask households and businesses across Japan to save electricity this winter following a similar request in summer amid lingering power crunch concerns.
The government officially decided Tuesday to ask households and businesses across Japan to save electricity this winter following a similar request in summer amid lingering power crunch concerns. What will be the first electricity-saving request for winter in seven years will kick in from Dec 1 through the end of…