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Japan in save-energy mode amid supply crunch
Govt issues new guidelines for homes, businesses as peak demand periods loom
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Air-conditioning to be set at 28 deg C during the hot summer months when the mercury can soar near 40 deg C; the "keep warm" function on rice cookers to be switched off as far as possible; and refrigerators to be "open and shut quickly".
These are among the measures that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Meti) recommended for households and businesses last week in a bid to ease a potential energy supply squeeze during the peak months in summer and winter.
