Message to Summer Participants
Conditions in Tokyo continue to evolve. Rolling power blackouts are routine now, and food shortages and alerts still occur. Current power usage in Tokyo is about 30,000 megawatts, and last July it went up to 50,000 or 60,000 megawatts. This summer, Tokyo’s power supply is expected to fall 20,500 megawatts below last July’s peak consumption. Thus, continued rolling blackouts are likely.Mr. Kimbara, the Principal of KCP, wants you to understand that the Tokyo government is trying to have everyone conserve electricity, which means that the air conditioning will likely not be at full power. It can get very hot and humid in Tokyo during the summer. So the government is asking every citizen and organization to help out. If you plan to attend over the summer, be prepared to conserve power routinely.
KCP students having a picnic at a park.
Students who are highly sensitive to heat and humidity may want to consider deferring your program to a time of year that is not so hot. Summer and summer short term students have until April 20 to let us know their plans without financial responsibility minus application deposit.
With such inconveniences, most Tokyoites are taking these things in stride. They think of all this as a small sacrifice to put up with these inconveniences while their fellow citizens are really suffering to the north. The people in Tokyo are showing calm resilience in dealing with the situation.
