Japan’s Cabinet Approves FY18 White Paper on Energy Policy, Seeking Low-carbon Society to Meet Paris Agreement Goals

On June 7, Japan’s Cabinet approved the White Paper on Energy Policy for FY18 (ended March 31, 2019), an annual overview of policies on energy supply and demand. Among other topics, it addressed such major issues as global warming countermeasures and energy problems in major countries in line with the Paris Agreement, as well as recent efforts in Japan to deal with natural disasters.

31 May, 2019

Local Governments Asks National Government to Help Get Overseas Import Regulation on Foods Withdrawn or Relaxed

On May 27, the All Japan Council of Local Governments with Atomic Power Stations (Zengenkyo), chaired by Mayor Takanobu Fuchigami of Tsuruga City (Fukui Prefecture), convened a general assembly in Tokyo, at which municipal heads of nuclear siting areas gathered to discuss the organization’s business plan and budget for FY19 (April 2019 to March 2020).

Again this year, a written request was presented concerning specific items in the business plan involving the national government and related organizations, including the early realization of the reconstruction of the affected areas in Fukushima, safety regulation and disaster prevention measures, nuclear policy, and measures for siting areas. Regarding countermeasures against unfounded fears and rumors, a sentence was added to the request this time urging the Japanese national government to actively apply pressure on other countries to persuade them to withdraw or relax regulations on the import of foods whose safety has been scientifically confirmed. With the decommissioning of nuclear power plants looming large in Japan’s future, other newly added items include the promotion of pu...more
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