Japanese government moving quickly . . . . . . in wake of Tokyo election. This news out today.
Abe Cabinet to adopt energy program, buoyed by Masuzoe's election as Tokyo governor
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet will adopt a new basic energy policy outlining Japan's mid- and long-term energy plans as early as this month, buoyed by former Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe's victory in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election.
During the election campaign, Masuzoe had advocated a gradual end to Japan's nuclear dependency, and boosting the ratio of renewable energy in Tokyo's total energy consumption to 20 percent from the current 6 percent. But the Abe administration sees his overwhelming win as a measure of legitimacy for the central government's plans to restart idled nuclear reactors.
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