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Japan urges nuclear restart to offset energy costs from Middle East supply disruptions.
Japan’s opposition leader Yuichiro Tamaki is pushing the government to restart all operable nuclear power plants to combat rising electricity costs amid disrupted oil and gas supplies from the Middle East due to the Iran conflict.
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed, Japan—importing nearly all its oil and much of its LNG from the region—is facing surging energy prices and industrial slowdowns.
Although 33 of Japan’s 54 reactors are deemed safe, only 15 have been restarted, with nine more seeking approval.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi supports nuclear energy, and public opinion is shifting in favor of its use.
Emergency oil reserves, sufficient for 254 days, are being prepared for possible release.
Japón urge el reinicio nuclear para compensar los costos de energía de las interrupciones de suministro de Oriente Medio.