With warnings about the risk of heatstroke in some parts of the country today, the number of hospitalizations increased at the beginning of the day.
THE Japan plagued for a fourth consecutive day by heatwave with the capital falling June high temperature record of the last almost 150 years and the authorities to warn that the power supply remains quite limited and there may be power outages.
The heatwave comes less than two weeks before parliamentary elections in which prices – including electricity costs – are among the key issues that have plagued voters and led to a decline in voter turnout. of government acceptance rate.
At the same time, politicians, including the governor of Tokyo, are asking reductions in the price of energy.
The temperature in the capital was today at 13:00 pm 35.1 degrees Celsius after three consecutive days where the mercury reached 35 degrees – the worst heat wave for June since records began to be kept in 1875.
And the heat wave is not expected to subside: the Japanese Meteorological Service predicts that on Thursday the temperature in the capital will be 36 degrees and on Friday 35.
With warnings for him risk of heat stroke in some parts of the country today, at the beginning of the day hospitalizations increased.
Many residents of the capital and other areas continued to ignore the government’s recommendation to reduce the risk of heatstroke by removing the masks indoors, a remnant of its two years of mandatory use due to the pandemic.
For a second day, authorities urged consumers in the Tokyo area to save energy to avoid power outages.
«Obviously there are some seniors who have turned off their air conditioners because we ask citizens to save energy, but please – they are hot – do not hesitate with air conditioners“, Said in a press conference the Minister of Trade and Industry Koichi Hadjuda.
It has already been imposed since yesterday limiting electricity consumption in government buildings by reducing lighting and elevator operation, while electronics stores shut down televisions and other appliances that normally remain open.
Politicians are calling for further action. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has called for a reduction in electricity prices, while minority coalition partners are urging the government to ask electricity companies to reduce electricity costs.
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