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Japan is extremely poor in natural resources, relying on imports for approximately 80 per cent of its primary energy requirements. In particular, nearly 90 per cent of its crude oil is supplied from the Middle East. Since the oil crises of 1973 and 1979, Japan has diversified its energy sources by introducing nuclear energy as well as liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal. As a result, about 30 per cent of electricity in Japan now comes from nuclear power and the dependence on oil as primary energy supply has been lowered from 77 per cent in 1973 to 50 per cent in 2003.
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Nakata, T. (2011). Nuclear Energy Development in Japan. In: Yi-chong, X. (eds) Nuclear Energy Development in Asia. Energy, Climate and the Environment Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306332_5
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