In this section, we explore the importance of the institutional channels of transmission – did the institutions exist to facilitate, in a fairly frictionless way, flows which were attracted by the high profit opportunities? This is, of course, a chicken-and-egg issue: as the capital flowed, it encouraged the further development of financial infrastructure.
Electric power companies and other related parties are doing all that they can to, for example, resume operations of facilities to restore supply capacity. Firms are also taking various measures to address the situation. One such measure is changing working hours. For example, one firm in Kanagawa Prefecture has changed the working hours of some divisions.