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Electricity and gas rates have risen sharply in Japan as well.
In order to save heating costs during the cold wave, the so-called 'warm share' movement, centered on shopping malls, is spreading.
It is to reduce the use of electricity and heating in the house, and to spend time together in shopping malls.
If you download a 'power-saving coupon' from the Internet, you can get discounts or free drinks at shopping malls.
During the daytime, seniors from single-person households find a resting place in the shopping mall where they can warm up, read a book, or have a conversation.
There are also places that are linked with shopping malls at the city level, but he also revealed that "the goal is to reduce energy consumption and to revitalize the local economy by making residents come out."
Netizens commented, "It's the same in Japan that you can't feel comfortable at home because of worrying about heating costs", "Energy saving and revitalizing the local economy kills two birds with one stone", "People only spend money when they come out, so shopping malls seem to have taken the lead in taking countermeasures." .
(Screen source: Tokyu Department Store website/YouTube Tokyo Hz)