[net-gold] DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES : COUNTRIES: JAPAN : ENERGY: NUCLEAR ENERGY: Japan Quake: Changed World for Industry, One Month On
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- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 2011 15:22:00 -0400 (EDT)
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DISASTERS: EARTHQUAKES :
COUNTRIES: JAPAN :
ENERGY: NUCLEAR ENERGY:
Japan Quake: Changed World for Industry, One Month On
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Japan Quake: Changed World for Industry, One Month On
By Mariko Oi
Asia Business Report
BBC World
10 April 2011 Last updated at 12:30 ET
BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13028981
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At a factory owned by Furukawa Electric, just south of Tokyo, workers are
trying to make the most of the electricity they get.
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That means working night shifts and on Saturdays.
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"Cable manufacturing requires continuous electricity, so rolling blackouts
affect us badly," said Shinji Taniguchi, production manager of the
factory.
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"So we increased the number of our employees who work at night when there
are no power cuts."
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Demand for electric cables has risen since the devastating earthquake and
tsunami struck on 11 March.
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They are used in everything from cars to planes to construction sites -
including the reconstruction of the quake-hit area.
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"As a manufacturer of electric cables, we can only play a minor role but
we want to help bring the light back to the Tohoku area," Mr Taniguchi
said.
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However, electricity is not the only crucial ingredient that they have
been struggling to get hold of.
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"Our big concern is how to secure raw materials, because we used to get
them from Fukushima," said Mr Taniguchi.
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"We had to look for alternative suppliers in other parts of Japan or from
overseas. Now everyone is fighting over limited resources.
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"But we have a responsibility to supply electric cables so we are doing as
best as we can," he added.
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"I expect electricity shortages to last for three to five years," said the
country's economics minister, Kaoru Yosano.
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"During that time, we need to make sure that productivity of our factories
doesn't drop, because the manufacturing sector is crucial to Japan's
economic growth," he added.
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Mr Yosano said the Japanese people would have to save energy at home, as
he recalled what he had had to endure in the past.
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"When I was a child, there were only two light bulbs at each household. No
fridge, no air-conditioning," he said.
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That may be slightly extreme, but the minister urges people to renew their
old appliances or keep early hours.
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