[Global Times special correspondent Wang Jun in Japan]"In terms of energy policy, the newly established Takashi Municipal Government plans to supervise the development of large-scale photovoltaic power plants." The British "Financial Times" closely follows Japan's political situation, saying that Japan's environmental and energy policies are gradually showing a "high market color."
According to reports, the joint ruling agreement between the Japanese People's Party and the Conservative Party clearly stipulated that the regular congress in 2026 would "implement regulatory measures from the law" against million-watt photovoltaic power plants.
"Resolutely oppose further covering our land with foreign-made photovoltaic panels." Sanae Takaichi criticized the rapid expansion of megawatt photovoltaic power plants at a press conference in September when he announced his participation in the presidential election of the Liberal Democratic Party. There are two main concerns about Takashi: the first point is the damage to the natural environment; The second point is concerns about overseas manufacturing of photovoltaic panels occupying the Japanese market. Statistics from the Japan Solar Power Association show that from April to June 2025, photovoltaic panels produced overseas in the Japanese market accounted for 95%, an increase of 29% from ten years ago. Japan's right-wing media "Sankei Shimbun" once statistically stated that overseas products will account for 94.9% of the solar panels used in Japan in 2024, of which about 80% will be made in China.
According to reports, Gao said that environmental and energy policy will become one of the core themes of its rebuilding regime.She does not deny renewable energy, but hopes to shift the focus to independently controlled new technology fields, support the next generation of solar technology such as calcium and uranium mines, and promote import diversification to enhance Japan's technology independence and supply chain security.
Analysts at Bloomberg in Tokyo said Takashi's view is that most of Japan's domestic solar panels come from China rather than made locally. Therefore, from an energy security perspective, they may be unfavorable to Japan. Although Takashi has expressed support for perovskite solar technology, such technologies are still in the development stage in Japan.
However, the report believes that Takashi's bet on nuclear power has also proved difficult. Because under the strict regulations after the Fukushima nuclear accident, only 14 of Japan's 33 commercial reactors have resumed operation. Restarting nuclear power actually faces high regulatory obstacles. "There are already concerns that Japan's renewable energy generation capacity is not growing fast enough to meet the targets set by the Japanese government, and Takaichi's policies may put those targets at greater risk." Mika Obayashi, director of the Renewable Energy Institute, a think tank that promotes clean energy use, is even more blunt in saying that Japan's energy and climate policies "will not change significantly."
In the aftermath of the reform proposal, different voices appeared within the Japanese government. Economy and Industry Minister Udo Yongzhi said at a press conference: “The government believes that it is equally important to promote the introduction of renewable energy on the basis of synergies with the region and promoting technological autonomy.”