As Japan's electricity reform kicks off, Germany serves as warning
April 28, 2016 at 19:52 PM EDT
TOKYO/FRANKFURT, April 29 (Reuters) - Four weeks into Japan's power market shakeup aimed at boosting choice and energy security, the utility at the centre of the 2011 nuclear crisis has borne the brunt of consumer defections, with nearly 470,000 users switching electricity providers.