Kyodo News One year after a disastrous nuclear accident in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan is still trying to formulate a new national energy policy.
Exactly what this policy will be remains unclear as numerous obstacles stand in the way of securing both current and potential energy sources.
One certainty is that the Advisory Committee for Energy, which is working on a draft of a new long-term energy policy, will have to recommend a modest change in Japan's nuclear-oriented policy amid growing opposition to atomic power.