TOKYO (Reuters) - Western Japan will see normal to hotter weather from June to August, the country's weather forecaster said on Thursday, boosting demand for power at a time when the area's users are being urged to cut consumption as nuclear power plants lay idle.
Power demand is in focus as nuclear power generation has fallen gradually to zero since last year's devastating earthquake and tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, 240 km north of Tokyo, causing the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986. The risk has forced the government to review its energy policy and nuclear safety guidelines.
The rest of the country will see mostly average weather for the period, the Japan Meteorological Agency also said on Thursday in its three-month forecast, issued monthly.
