According to Japan's Sankei Shimbun quoted Xinhua China Press news network , but because of the continued depreciation of the yen , rising fuel costs , the Japanese electric power companies and gas companies cost increases. To this end, Japan's 10 major power companies and four major gas company decided on July collective price . This will bring no small pressure on the Japanese public life . Many Chinese living in Japan is no exception . They have said that the price of electricity and gas bills will enable the increased burden of everyday life , affecting quality of life.

Nuclear power plant stopped after Japan 's growing dependence on thermal power plants . Due to increased liquefied natural gas and other fuel costs , the major power companies have raised the price to start .

"3 ? 11 earthquake " Previously, Japanese thermal power generating capacity and the overall ratio of about 60% , now stands at about 9 percent. Due to thermal fuel - liquefied natural gas and fuel oil and other prices, compared with the 2010 earthquake before 2013 except Okinawa Electric Power , the fuel Japan's other nine major power companies pay only nuclear power plant start a stop , increased 3 trillion 800 billion yen (about 234.9 billion yuan ) .

As fuel import prices , the country's 10 largest power companies and gas companies will be 4 metropolitan collective price in July . 10 power companies will increase from 27 to 116 yen on the basis of a standard user in June on electricity . The biggest increase was Tokyo Electric Power Company , followed by Chubu Electric Power Company , up 87 yen . Kansai Electric Power Company raised ¥ 78 .

Chinese Xue Xiaoyun year after graduating from a university in Tokyo , just enter an IT company. For electricity, gas companies collectively raised the price issue, she and her colleagues went into Chinese companies are feeling the burden is not small. She said: " Tokyo prices already high , like me fresh graduates , high income is not high rents have been too much for people as electricity, gas expenses and then raised , will allow a further increase in the daily cost of living , life stress. increases . "