Japan turned to nuclear power because of a lack of demand for other energy forms . Expert : Japan has 54 nuclear power plants , had built two or more by 2015 . Question : Why did Japan so readily turn to nuclear power when the country experienced the terrible effects of nuclear radiation when it was bombed during World War II ? Response to current crisis far faster since 1995 quake , he said .
Japan turned to nuclear power because of a lack of demand for other energy forms . Expert : Japan has 54 nuclear power plants , had built two or more by 2015 . Response to current crisis far faster since 1995 quake , he said .