RetireJapan

I live in the mountains (moved out of Tokyo during COVID) and weeks like this really make me glad I did. Unfortunately I have to go into the city today for meetings and, frankly, I am dreading it. I often wonder at what point a city like Tokyo becomes unlivable? Air conditioning makes anywhere livable up to a certain point but what happens if we go through another energy crisis and we start getting daytime black outs or brown outs. It will be horrific. I think anyone who is considering retiring in Japan should be thinking hard on this topic and choose a location (in the mountains; near the sea; further north) where they know they can ride out higher temperatures in the future.

eyeswideshut wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:26 pm what happens if we go through another energy crisis and we start getting daytime black outs or brown outs. It will be horrific.

Read the first chapter of Ministry for the Future

One reason I am planning to get solar panels and batteries for our place once we move to a house.

captainspoke wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:11 am Just a suspicion, but in the summer heat I think my mileage goes down--some of the gas may be evaporating?

Looks like our building a carport had an extra benefit!

RetireJapan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 3:01 am

eyeswideshut wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 10:26 pm what happens if we go through another energy crisis and we start getting daytime black outs or brown outs. It will be horrific.

Read the first chapter of Ministry for the Future

One reason I am planning to get solar panels and batteries for our place once we move to a house.

Ours are going full steam now.
Our electric bill dropped from ¥13,000 to ¥2,000, plus we are collecting up to ¥8,000 a month for selling back to grid.