- Sixty-seven percent of people aged between 17 and 19 in Japan make power-saving efforts on a daily basis, apparently driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
- The country’s electricity supply and demand balance has been tight since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, triggered by a massive earthquake and tsunami, led to the suspension of many reactors.
- 43.6 percent of respondents supported the government’s plan to increase nuclear energy utilization to 20 to 22 percent of the country’s power mix by 2030, while 17.6 percent called for a higher proportion.
67% of young people in Japan routinely engage in power saving: survey
