Rainy season ends in Tokyo at earliest point since 1951
Japan braced for a possible power crunch on Monday as temperatures climbed across the country and the rainy season ended in the Tokyo area at its earliest point since 1951, raising fears of a long, hot summer amid fuel price rises.
Surging electrical prices because of soaring fuel costs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are making life hard for Japanese consumers less than two weeks before an election for the upper house of parliament. A power shortage could batter the fortunes of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party , already under fire for how it has handled higher consumer prices.
In Tokyo and eight nearby prefectures in eastern Japan, excess generating capacity will drop to as low as 3.7% from about 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday , according to estimates released by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Sunday. A level of 3% is considered the minimum required for a stable power supply.
Japan Meteorological Agency said on Monday the annual rainy season had ended in much of Japan, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, the earliest point since recordkeeping of that data began in 1951.
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