Translator Reviews ( Japanese → English )

Japanese

１９８５年プラザ合意からの急激な円高、および翌年の原油価格暴落は日本のエネルギー消費を一変させた。円高は経済を内需主導型へと転換させ、円高不況はエネルギー消費を低迷させた。しかし１９８０年代末からの平成景気によって住宅や耐久消費財の拡充がなされ、家庭エネルギー消費は着実に増加した。家電機器は大型化、多機能化され、普及率も上がる。とりわけエアコンの保有が大きくのびた。家庭エネルギー消費のなかで成長が顕著だったのは動力、給湯、冷房であり、比率が低下したのは厨房用と暖房用であった。

English

The sudden high value of the yen caused by the 1985 Plaza Agreement, as well as a slump the following year in crude oil prices, Japan's energy consumption completely changed. The high-valued yen diverted the domestic demand-led recovery of the economy leaving energy consumption in a slump. However, according to the state of things during the Heisei period at the end of the 1980s, with the expansion of housing and consumer goods, household energy consumption increased. Consumer electronics increased to many uses which spread rapidly. Especially the possession of air conditioning units expanded on a grand scale. Within the remarkable rise of energy consumption in the household, the power, hot-water supply, and air-conditioning ratio declined in the kitchen and use of heating.