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Title: Recent Developments Of Gas Appliances In Japan
Author: Tetsuo Omote
Source: American Gas Association 1984
Year Published: 1984
Abstract: The gas appliance industry in Japan, similar to that of other countries, is experiencing keen competition from other energy-source industries. Even though gas hot water heaters and cooking appliances maintain their inherent advantages such as, large instantaneous heating capability, immediate wide range controllability, and ease of fuel handling, we have begun to witness the recent emergence of all electric systems primarily in new, medium-height, and high-rise apartment complexes where anxiety over gas explosions run unjustifiably high. On the other hand, we are seeing some very favorable changes taking place in the area of room heating. Kerosene has characteristically been the cheapest source of room heating energy per unit cost and the kerosene heater has proved to be the most efficient heating apparatus in terms of long lime, continuous use. However, since 1979, with the sudden prevalence of the fan type forced air room heaters, which evenly raise the overall temperature of the room, gas forced air type space heaters, excellent in controllability, have felt a recovery in demand, but heat-pump type electric appliances also show a trend of increasing popularity in the market place. Hence, in the near future we must be prepared for competition among these various energy sources to intensify.

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