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Eleven years after the tsunami, residents are gradually returning to Fukushima and are even making wine. But the energy crisis is firing up the nuclear debate again.
Liquefied natural gas was seen as a crucial transitional fuel in Japan's gradual shift to renewable energy. But then came the pandemic and the Ukraine war, which caused prices to soar.
Voices calling for Japan to ramp up its use of nuclear power are getting louder, but a rapid return is unlikely even as the nation faces another possible energy crunch this summer. The global power crisis is causing electricity bills to surge in Japan, while war in Ukraine is pressuring…
A web of red-tape governing nuclear reactors born from the Fukushima nuclear disaster 11 years ago means that the resumption of operations can’t speed up, no matter the political pressure.