Contents
1
Introduction
1
Paul Midford
Part I New Challenges and Opportunities in Japan
2
Japan’s Energy Policy and Community Power
Movement After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
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Koichi Hasegawa
3
Why Japan Is No-Longer a Front-Runner: Domestic
Politics, Renewable Energy, and Climate Change
Policy
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Hiroshi Ohta
4
Japan’s Nuclear Safety Regulation Policy
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Florentine Koppenborg
5
The Politics of Nuclear Power Plant Restarts Versus
Renewable Energy Promotion
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