Summary Despite recent upheavals, Japan remains one of the dominant economic powers at the end of the twentieth century. Yet the Japanese economy is one…
Country or Region: Japan
Summary Whether it’s the Vatican addressing its role in the Second World War or the United States atoning for its treatment of native Hawai’ian islanders,…
Abstract This paper employs concepts and analytical frameworks drawn from Sociology, particularly collective memory, to examine China’s attempts – and the limitations of those attempts…
Abstract Within JAERI, funds invested in a 45-year study of light-water reactors (LWRs) totalled 4.2 b$ (billion dollars) for research, including human resources of 34,718…
Abstract In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Japan began contemplating energy policy reforms that drew inspiration from low-carbon research. This article focuses on…
Abstract Rapid economic growth in Northeast Asia has vastly increased regional needs for energy services. In several countries of the region, this ongoing growth has…
Abstract Economic growth in the countries of Northeast Asia has spurred a massive increase in the need for energy, especially oil, gas, coal, and electricity.…
Abstract This paper analyzes Japan’s national power generation strategy with a view to explaining Japan’s phlegmatic approach to wind energy development. The analysis concludes that…
Abstract As the world’s third leading economy and a major importer of fuels, the choice of future energy paths and policies that Japan makes in…
Abstract Energy intensity (energy demand per unit of economic output) is one of the most widely used indicators of energy efficiency in energy policy discussions.…
Abstract Japan’s commitment to plutonium recycling has been explicitly stated in its long-term program since 1956. Despite the clear cost disadvantage compared with direct disposal…
Abstract The current situation all over the world regarding nuclear power generation is certainly in a renaissance. It is because nuclear power provides advantages in…
Abstract The geological storage of high-level nuclear wastes (HLW) has been in the agenda of Japan for several years. Nevertheless, all the research can become…
Summary Too often, our focus on the relative handful of countries with nuclear weapons keeps us from asking an important question: Why do so many…
Abstract “Nuclear threshold states”—those that have chosen nuclear restraint despite having significant nuclear capabilities—seem like the perfect partners for the reinvigorated drive toward global nuclear…
