article_snippet.sent: Since then, Japan has imported greater amounts of expensive natural gas and coal to meet Japan energy needs.
article_snippet.sent: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pushed for a return to nuclear energy, arguing it is essential to Japan's economic recovery to reduce the skyrocketing utility bills associated with energy imports.
article_snippet.sent: Keith Henry, managing director of Tokyo-based Asia Strategy, which advises businesses on Japanese public policy issues, says the decision will force Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to rethink the economics of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe energy policy.
article_snippet.sent: That was a body blow (for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe) because it's no longer a political issue, it's a legal issue.
article_snippet.sent: it changes the calculus and the dynamics," Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said.
article_snippet.sent: Analyst Henry said the renewable energy sector could benefit from the decisionTakahama , as the country weighed solar and hydro power as alternatives.
article_snippet.sent: CNN's Junko Ogura contributed to this report from Tokyo.