Tokyo Gas Raises Base Fee for First Time in 46 Years: The Real Story Is Why It Was Frozen That Long
Tokyo Gas raises its monthly base fee by ¥150 ($0.94) starting October, the first hike since 1980. But in Japan, many are reacting with 'isn't 46 years of NO change the weird part?' A look at how Japan compares to US, UK, and Sweden gas bills, what yen weakness and LNG imports mean, and why this signals the end of Japan's deflation era.