The main pillars of the policies are as follows:<\/p>\n
The strategy presents an image of Japan\u2019s becoming \u201ca society where global environmental sustainability and affluent lives are compatible.\u201d Regarding the current government\u2019s aim of becoming carbon-neutral by 2050 (namely, net-zero CO2 emissions), Keidanren points out that existing activities are inadequate.<\/p>\n
To further accelerate Japan\u2019s innovation toward a carbon-free society, the report says that the development of innovative technologies and their use should be positioned as the nucleus of industrial policy, with the launch of such national projects as next-generation storage batteries. It calls on the government to make a long-term commitment of national resources, enabling joint activities by private industry, academia, and the government.<\/p>\n
Reiterating the importance of nuclear power\u2014describing it an essential technology\u2014Keidanren proposes the development of advanced reactors, including small modular reactors (SMRs), high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTRs), and nuclear fusion reactors, and for them to be carried out as national projects, with construction to begin by 2030. It also calls for the continuation of efforts to improve safety, and for the restart of existing reactors.<\/p>\n
Under current circumstances, with so few reactors being restarted in Japan, Keidanren emphasizes the need for technologies and know-how to be maintained in the areas of reactor construction, operation, and maintenance, calling it a pressing issue. It also says that the national government should take the lead in the issue and squarely address the necessity of nuclear power.<\/p>\n
In the document\u2019s introduction, Keidanren Chairman Hiroaki Nakanishi explains that the initial period marks the end of the growth strategy to date, followed by a new growth strategy. That, he says, represents the organization\u2019s enthusiasm in presenting the new strategy.<\/p>\n
Speaking with the press after a Cabinet meeting on November 1 about the release by Keidanren of the New Growth Strategy, Minister Hiroshi Kajiyama of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) first talked about nuclear policy. Reiterating that the government would endeavor to recover the confidence of the people in order to promote restarts of existing reactors, he clearly stated that there has been no change in governmental policy that construction of new reactors and replacement of older ones are not being considered.<\/p>\n
As for the achievement of Japan\u2019s goal to become carbon-neutral by 2050, Nakanishi said that it was important to pursue all options\u2014not just renewables also but nuclear power\u2014and to make the best use of any available technology. The minister indicated that METI, which is responsible for Japan\u2019s energy policy, would take the lead in the interest of consistent discussions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The main pillars of the policies are as follows: \u00a0New growth through DX (a digital technology proposal released in May). \u00a0Reform of Japan\u2019s work system. \u00a0Regional revitalization. \u00a0Re-establishment of the international economic order. \u00a0The achievement of green growth. The strategy presents an image of Japan\u2019s becoming \u201ca society where global environmental sustainability and affluent lives […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,8],"tags":[688,693,322,694,646],"class_list":["post-4844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-policies","tag-carbon-neutral","tag-innovation","tag-keidanren","tag-new-growth-strategy","tag-nuclear"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4844"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4844\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4847,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4844\/revisions\/4847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jaif.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}