shock to the system: implications of the great east japan earthquake and tsunami for japan's...
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Shock to the System:
Implications of the Great East Japan Earthquake
and Tsunami for Japan's Governance and Energy
Policy Making SystemsJennifer F. Sklarew
The Great East Japan Earthquake: Lessons for Japan’s
Energy Policy, Infrastructure Development, and Media Coverage
U.S.-Japan Research InstituteJuly 21, 2011
FOUNDATIONS
I. Frameworks for understanding Japanese energy policy process
II. Features of the energy policy process
III. Fallout from the earthquake and tsunami
FRAMEWORKS FOR UNDERSTANDING JAPAN’S ENERGY POLICY PROCESS
Relationships
Media
Government
Public
Private Sector
FEATURES OF THE ENERGY POLICY PROCESSPriorities
• Basic Energy Plan (2003) = 3 E’s
• Strategic Energy Plan (2010) = 3E’s + energy-based economic growth + energy industry reform
FEATURES OF THE ENERGY POLICY PROCESS
Relationships
METI MEXT DIET
GOVERNMENT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC MEDIA
FALLOUT: POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI
Relationships
Government
Public
MediaPrivate Sector