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I am not sure it was international pressure; I think the difference is domestic pressure. The number of people in Japan that care about whaling is tiny. Same w

I am not sure it was international pressure; I think the difference is domestic pressure. The number of people in Japan that care about whaling is tiny. Same with nuclear. Domestic pressure to keep the plants closed was HUGE and therefore they stayed closed.

ekianjo 8y ago
> Same with nuclear. Domestic pressure to keep the plants closed was HUGE and therefore they stayed closed. And the price of everyone's electricity bill has doubled or tripled. Well done Japan.
Reason077 8y ago
> "Domestic pressure to keep the plants closed was HUGE and therefore they stayed closed" Japan has restarted 9 of it's reactors since Fukushima, after completion of safety checks, seismic upgrades, and implementation of enhanced safety rules. Another 5 reactors have been approved for restart, and restart applications are pending for a further 11. One new reactor, Ōma, which can run on 100% MOX fuel, is under construction and expected to come online in 2021. Japan plans for 20-22% of it's power to be nuclear by 2030, similar to pre-Fukushima levels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Japan