TOKYO -- Japan is already sweating out a dire power crunch as it heads into a boiling summer, introducing measures such as restarting retired gas plants to save power in order to shore up its scanty electricity supply.
Unusual summer highlights energy vulnerabilities after Fukushima nuclear disaster

The 45-year-old Unit 5 of JERA's Anegasaki Thermal Power Station resumes operations on June 30. (Photo by Sayumi Take)
TOKYO -- Japan is already sweating out a dire power crunch as it heads into a boiling summer, introducing measures such as restarting retired gas plants to save power in order to shore up its scanty electricity supply.