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Japan has one of the most interesting energy situations of the world.
No domestic fossil fuels, so they rely on imports.
Bad solar and wind potential.
Good geothermal, but the best sites are culturally significant, so they don't really want to industrialize it.
So, many decades ago they looked at the situation and decided nuclear made most sense for them. But as a tectonically active country, it's not really optimal either.
They have a huge EEZ, they should have plenty of potential for wind power. And have as much sun as most European countries.
Although they really should stick with nuclear, just learn from their mistakes.
They actually are the third biggest solar energy producer already and invest heavily in off-shore wind and more exotic ideas like deep-sea hydro power.