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26. Ibid.
27. he industrial position is elaborated on in a policy note by Keidanren (Japan's
association of industry) titled “Keidanren's Views on the “Options for Energy
and the Environment,” July 27, 2012, www.keidanren.or.jp. For an analysis, see
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31. CIA World Fact Book, Japan: www.cia.gov/library/publications/ the-world-factbook/
geos/ja.html.
32. Statistics for these nations are included in their respective chapters in this topic.
33. Inoue, Yoshinori, and Kumiko Miyazaki. 2008. “Technological Innovation and
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34. Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC). 2013. Electricity Review
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35. Ibid.
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37. Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (ANRE). 2008. FY 2007
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41. Nishio, Kenichiro, and Hiroshi Asano. 2003. he Amount of Renewable Energy and
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43. Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan (FEPC). 2013. Electricity Review
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45. Valentine, Scott, Benjamin K. Sovacool, and Masahiro Matsuura. 2011.
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