Energy Security in Japan

Dr Vlado Vivoda is ARC Fellow at Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University, in Brisbane, Australia. Since completing his Ph.D. in 2008 he published extensively on energy-related topics. Vlado has delivered numerous seminars and lectures at high profile events and universities such as University College London. Most recently, Vlado has participated in an Australian parliamentary inquiry and an energy security workshop organized by the Asian Development Bank, Vlado’s current research focus is on the political economy of energy and on energy security in the Asia-Pacific region.

’Vlado Vivoda has written a brilliant book about the complexities of Japan’s energy market. Through a masterful exposition of the literature, Vivoda demonstrates that there are no easy answers after the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Each power source comes with strengths and weaknesses in a resource-poor and institutionally constrained political economy. It is the responsibility of well-informed citizens to understand these trade-offs in cross-national and historical context. Anyone interested in the topic of Japan’s energy market transformations would do well to read this insightful work.’ Paul J. Scalise, University of Tokyo, Japan ’A comprehensive energy policy review is underway in Japan in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident. This timely book offers a valuable insight into energy policy debates in Japan, based on a comprehensive analysis of its energy policy on such aspects as history, institutional framework, the role of relevant stakeholders and the unique energy security vulnerability.’ Ken Koyama, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

• Series Editors’ Preface; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Interests, Institutions and Ideas; Chapter 2 The Evolution of Energy Security and Energy Policy in Japan; Chapter 3 Oil; Chapter 4 Natural Gas; Chapter 5 Coal; Chapter 6 Nuclear Energy; Chapter 7 Renewable Energy; Chapter 8 Electricity; Chapter 101 Conclusion;