省电已成为日本的一种国家信念。日本海啸导致为东京地区提供电力的一多半核电站陷于瘫痪,同时也意外启动了现代社会一个规模庞大的实验:一个拥有3000万人口的大都市能否在失去约五分之一电力供应的条件下维持正常运转?在经过了一个每天超过32℃的炎热7月之后,日本给出的初步回答是肯定的。东京电力不仅让东京地区在整个夏季灯火通明,在大多数时间里它还 Power saving has become a national conviction in Japan. The tsunami in Japan led to the collapse of more than half of the nuclear power stations that supplied power to the Tokyo area and also unexpectedly started a massive experiment in modern society: can a metropolis of 30 million people survive losing about a fifth of its electricity supply? Normal operation? After a hot day exceeding 32 ° C in July, the initial answer given by Japan is affirmative. Tokyo Electric Power not only let the Tokyo area light up throughout the summer, most of the time it also