After the Fukushima nuclear crisis on March 11, 2011, Japan has been damaged in many ways. One of the aspects I will focus on is the effect of solar energy on the economy. Japan has lost billions of US dollars after the earthquake with 9.0 magnitude and a tsunami took place simultaneously. Japan depended on nuclear power mostly. However, the disaster damaged all the nuclear plants which caused Japan to have no power for many months. The government decided that there is no point to rebuild the nuclear plants since they lay on the faulty lines. Therefore the government decided to look for a clean alternative energy source. The government was already in debt. So, they did not want to spend more money buying resources from other countries. Instead, the government invested money on solar panels and is continuing to do so. Currently, Japan is one of the top countries using solar energy. I will research how the economy has sustained due to the use of solar energy.
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