Dr. Florentine Koppenborg's article on Japan's nuclear revival is this week's lead piece in the East Asia Forum
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Dr. Florentine Koppenborg's new article in the East Asia Forum argues that both international media coverage and Japanese government policy share a common flaw: treating the announcement of nuclear progress as a substitute for progress itself. Published as the week's lead article, the piece uses the coverage of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa restart as a case study and develops the implications of Japan's nuclear underperformance for its energy security and climate policy.
Read the full article here: https://eastasiaforum.org/2026/04/19/japans-nuclear-revival-is-more-wishful-thinking-than-reality/