124: Tokyo's energy crisis — a decade in the making w/ Shoko Oda

<div>Two weeks ago, Japan's government issued its first ever electricity supply warning for Tokyo and its surrounding prefectures, calling on citizens to conserve power to avoid blackouts. Bloomberg energy reporter Shoko Oda joins Deep Dive to explain why that crisis was a decade in the making.</div> <div> <br> <strong>Read more:</strong> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/22/national/fukushima-earthquakes-power-focus/">Japan’s power crisis was a decade in making and won’t go away</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/22/national/japan-tokyo-electricity-shortage/">Japanese turn down heat and lights to avoid power cut after quake</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/26/business/energy-consumption-cuts-tokyo/">The future of energy will require citizens to make sacrifices. Just ask Tokyo residents.</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/03/30/business/energy-buyers-weak-yen/">Japan’s energy buyers warn that the weak yen threatens their business</a></li> </ul> <div> <strong>On this episode:<br> </strong>Shoko Oda: <a href="https://twitter.com/shoko_oda">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ASW2thiiOB0/shoko-oda">Articles</a><br> Oscar Boyd: <a href="https://twitter.com/omhboyd">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/oscar-boyd/">Articles</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oscar.boyd/">Instagram</a><strong> </strong><br> <br> <strong>Sponsor: <br> </strong>Today’s episode is sponsored by RGF Professional Recruitment Japan, the bilingual arm of Recruit, Japan and Asia's largest recruiting and information service company. Visit <a href="https://bit.ly/rgfrecruitment">RGF Professional Recruitment Japan</a> to register your resume and unleash your potential today.<br> <strong><br> Transcript:<br> </strong>We have recently begun experimenting with transcripts for episodes of Deep Dive. A full transcript of this episode is available on The Japan Times website. Find transcri