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takayuki kobayashi, a candidate for the presidency of japan's liberal democratic party, said recently that japan's energy strategy must be comprehensively reformed to reduce future reliance on renewable energy and support economic growth.

"japan will need coal-fired power plants," said kobayashi takayuki. last month, after japanese prime minister fumio kishida announced that he would give up his re-election, kobayashi takayuki took the lead in announcing his participation in the liberal democratic party presidential election. if he wins in the end, he will automatically take over as prime minister.

kobayashi was first elected to the house of representatives in 2012. he served as japan's first minister of economic security from 2021 to 2022. before his death, shinzo abe praised him as the "next prime minister."

kobayashi takayuki plans to recalibrate japan's energy strategy after being elected prime minister. he said japan needs power sources including coal and nuclear power to maintain energy security while gradually increasing intermittent renewable energy.

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as one of the countries with the most scarce natural resources in the world, japan relies on imports for about 90% of its energy needs, and its energy self-sufficiency rate is the lowest among major developed countries. any fluctuations in international geopolitics will directly affect japan's entire energy industry chain.

“the current energy plan is too biased towards renewable energy and must be overhauled. as a developed country, we cannot ask people to save electricity in summer and winter,” kobayashi said, making comments that make him the most pro-fossil fuel candidate in the ldp presidential race.

but his stance runs counter to calls from environmentalists for faster emissions cuts, as japan lags behind other developed countries in this regard. in may, the japanese government announced plans to formulate a national strategy, gx (green transformation) 2040 vision, within the year to expand "decarbonized power sources" such as renewable energy and nuclear power.

japan's energy plan, released in 2021, prioritizes renewable energy - a wording kobayashi believes should be changed. the plan says the share of renewable energy should rise to 38% by 2030, from 22% in 2022, while reducing reliance on coal and natural gas.