LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: NPR's business news starts with the latest from Japan.</s>LINDA WERTHEIMER, host: The work week got off to a rough start in Japan - even in Tokyo, far from the hardest-hit region. Residents are in a state of shock and uncertainty, and they're bracing for shortfalls in food and energy.</s>RENEE MONTAGNE, host: The country is still struggling to control nuclear reactors affected by the tsunami. Tokyo's main power company is implementing rolling blackouts throughout the sprawling metropolitan region, and some commuter trains have been canceled.
Monday was the start of the work week in Japan and residents in the capital were urged to stay home to save energy. Tokyo's main power company has been bracing for a serious shortfall in power supplies. And the country is still struggling to get control of nuclear reactors that were affected by the tsunami last Friday.