Japan shuts down its last nuclear power plant

[Mr Khan]

Dumb, dumb move. Either they'll pay through the nose in oil and coal or face massive summer brownouts. Likely both

One of the factions of the environmentalist movement (one that i mostly am very much in support of) that i have never been able to reconcile with is anti-nuclear, which does seem to be one of the more controversial groups within the environmentalist scene (that is, controversial amongst environmentalists)

It does seem that the Japanese consumer electronics sector is wavering badly, but their fundamentals are powerful, with R&D knowhow and educational strength being some of the best on the planet. They've got the knowledge in a knowledge economy, they just need to better-leverage it.