Japanese Prime Minister Says Japan Must Activate More Nuclear Reactors to Prepare for Winter Energy Crunch

Japanese Prime Minister Says Japan Must Activate More Nuclear Reactors to Prepare for Winter Energy Crunch
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on the first day of the G–7 summit in Germany on June 26, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images
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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has urged the Japanese trade industry minister to have nine nuclear reactors operational by the upcoming winter season as he warned of a potential power crunch.

“There are concerns that [power] supply and demand will be tight again this winter. We must prevent such a situation at all costs,” Kishida said at a press conference on July 14.