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Energy: Japan’s energy policy in the wake of Fukushima

Japan's reactor at Tsuruga the east coast port city which supports the nuclear industry (photo: dpa)

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Japan

Date

2 January 2012

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Fukushima Mitsubishi Electric nuclear power renewable energy solar power Tepco Yoshihiko Noda

Author

Dr. Stefan Lippert

Professor Dr. Stefan Lippert was a business school professor and management consultant who had been based in Tokyo since 2005. He taught international corporate strategy and leadership at Temple University, Japan Campus, and other universities in Japan and overseas. He ...

While Japan’s economy may be back on track after last year’s nuclear crisis following the earthquake and tsunami, it has yet to decide what to do about its nuclear industry. It could be free of nuclear power by the summer of next year, but more because of culturally-driven indecisiveness than a planned energy strategy.

THE Japanese economy has recovered quickly since March 2011, and is now operating at a pre-disaster level. But while globalisation is the clear strategy for industry, the way forward for energy policy is much less clear.

The country is promoting solar and wind energy by supporting private households which supply ...