Energy and Environment

Japan embraces nuclear power in major post-Fukushima shift

By Breanne Deppisch
Published August 24, 2022 2:56pm ET
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Japan embraces nuclear power in major post-Fukushima shift
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that his country would restart its idled nuclear power plants and weigh the construction of new facilities, a major pivot in energy policy following the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Kishida attributed the decision largely to the energy crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has touched off a massive […]

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that his country would restart its idled nuclear power plants and weigh the construction of new facilities, a major pivot in energy policy following the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

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