Calvo, Alex

Abstract
Putin’s return to the Russian presidency took place shortly after the first anniversary of Fukushima, prompting the question whether there could be a confluence between Japan’s forced reorientation of its energy policy and Moscow’s desire to turn toward the Pacific and fully develop its Far-East regions. The nuclear incident has brought into focus the relatively low level of energy trade between the two neighbors which could well increase in the near future.
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