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A Relook on Energy Security After Fukushima
Masakazu Toyoda
Introduction
Japan has one of the lowest energy self-sufficiency rates in the world, making it one of the poorest in terms of energy endowment. This is why Japan has leaned on nuclear energy, which is positioned as a semi-domestic energy source. But several years have gone by since the accident at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant made the government halt operations of all its commissioned 54 nuclear plants; yet only three of them were restarted as of December 2016. In the meantime, the global energy environment has shifted dramatically, and Japan remains beset by all sorts of energy issues. This chapter presents Japan’s efforts towards energy security in its post-Fukushima phase and the implications thereof for the Asian countries.