Journal of Social Political Sciences (JSPS)
Vol 4 No 1 (2023): February 2023

WAY OF THE SAMURAI: UNDERSTANDING JAPAN’S ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY POST-FUKUSHIMA DISASTER

Ibrahim Hugo (International Relations Department, Faculty of Communication and Diplomacy, Universitas Pertamina)
Indra Kusumawardhana (International Relations Department, Faculty of Communication and Diplomacy, Universitas Pertamina)



Article Info

Publish Date
10 Mar 2023

Abstract

The Fukushima Disaster in 2011 posed a challenge to Japan's energy security. Before the disaster, Japan was very dependent on nuclear power plants to fulfill its energy mix, mainly the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Energy security is prominently Japan's priority agenda because they do not possess natural resource endowments. Therefore, Japan must pay attention to provide energy availability access, emphasizing accessibility elements to maintain a secure position at global economic levels. Departing from this background, this paper analyzes Japan's energy security strategy after the Fukushima Disaster. The article questions the post-Fukushima Disaster, How does Japan maintained their energy security under the dynamics of current geopolitics of energy after Fukushima Disaster?. The finding obtained from the analysis is that Japan focuses on import policy to fulfill its national energy security. Meanwhile, the current international political situation has prosecuted Japan to China's foreign policy competitiveness and its impact on the geopolitical map. Moreover, Japan's energy security strategy is based on energy policy amid geopolitical energy competition to pursue energy security through two levels, namely the domestic and international sectors.

Copyrights © 2023






Journal Info

Abbrev

jsps

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Education

Description

JSPS, Journal of Social-Political Sciences study the sociological impacts of political systems, change in political policies and administration. It also refers to the study of interdisciplinary aspects of politics and international relations, social anthropology, social policy, global public health, ...