Japans Bet on Energy Independence Visual Politik EN

Join the VisualPolitik community and support us on Patreon: Japan is one of the most energydependent countries in the world. Nearly 90 of its primary energy consumption depends on fossil fuels, most of which are imported. For example, Japan is the world s largest importer of liquefied natural gas. The problem is that being so dependent on energy supply in a region with so many geopolitical conflicts poses a huge risk to national security. Precisely because of this, Japanese politicians saw nuclear power as a solution to this problem for years.