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(1)Electricity prices will rise by up to 40 in Japan
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(3)Reporter Jung Young-hyo
(4)In Japan, where prices rose unusually last year due to the yen’s depreciation and soaring energy prices, some private power companies will raise household electricity rates starting next month
(5)According to Kyodo News on the 16th, the Japanese government held a ministerial meeting on price issues and virtually confirmed a plan to raise household electricity bills at seven large power companies next month
(6)Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Ltd. Tohoku Electric Power Co., Ltd. Tokyo Electric Power Co., Hokuriku Electric Power Co., Ltd. Chugoku Electric Power Co., Ltd. Shikoku Electric Power Co., Ltd. Okinawa Electric Power Co., Ltd
(7)These companies originally asked the government to raise 28-48, but the actual increase is expected to be smaller
(8)Based on the recent trend of falling energy prices, the Japanese government judged an appropriate increase in electricity rates to be 14-42, and based on this, electric power companies plan to present the increase rate to the government again for approval
(9)The Japanese government has decided to provide about 20 households with electricity bills for nine months from January this year to ease the burden on households caused by soaring energy prices
(10)Tokyo = Jeong Young-hyo correspondent Hugh hankyungcom
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(1)Japan Electric Power Company to be applied from next month
(2)the rate of increase in electricity bills in seven places
(3)Tohoku and North Korea
(4)Material = Nihon Keizai Shimbun
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(1)Japan’s Energy Saving, which doubled electricity prices in two years,’ an all-out war
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(3)Reporter Sung Ho-chul
(4)One is ⑤
(5)Up to 42 additional increases next month
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(1)Japan’s 10 large power companies, including TEPCO, Kansai Electric Power Co., and Tohoku Electric Power Co., supply electricity to each household by region Seven power companies demanded a 28-48 increase, but the Japanese government readjusted the increase to 14-42 In addition to TEPCO raising 14 points, Hokkaido Electric Power 21 increase Tohoku Electric Power 24 Fukuriku Electric Power 42 Okinawa Electric Power 38 Jukoku Electric Power 29 Shikoku Electric Power 25 etc
(2)I decided on the impression According to KEPCO, electricity prices in Tokyo have already risen 86 since early 2021, and if further increases due to the decision are reflected, rates will double during the same period
For your information, Tokyo has already raised electricity prices by 86