Since the tsunami hit on April 11, 2011 killing 18,000 civilians, there has been a tendency to refer to the event falsely as "Japan's nuclear crisis". The fear that has spread across the world resulted in one of the most devastating attacks on sovereign nations which could have only been executed had we done this to ourselves.
Japan - a nation which became the world's 3rd largest economy due largely to its commitment to advanced scientific and technological progress and early embrace of nuclear power, has lost much of the energy self-sufficiency it once enjoyed when 25% of its electricity came from nuclear which today has fallen to 3%. Since the shutdown Japan has been forced to massively increase its imports of oil, natural gas and coal bringing in 9 million barrels/day and building 45 new coal plants. This dependency has not only subject it to the whims of the speculative markets, but also to the uncertain stability of the Middle East oil production.
Due to the hysteria unleashed in the wake of Fukushima, Germany was quick to follow the fear wave and declared that its full exit from nuclear by 2022 causing it to vastly increase its imports of fossil fuel from Russia, the Netherlands and USA (and ironically nuclear energy imports from France whose use of nuclear amounts to 70% of its energy basket). Once shut down in 2022, Germany will lose 22GW (or 11% of total capacity).
Comment: In other Brexit news, Johnson has ruled out Farage's proposed election pact to deliver on Brexit, because Farage should "never be allowed anywhere near government", in the words of a Conservative source.
The Scottish appeals court has ruled Johnson's suspension of parliament unconstitutional (contradicting London judges). Labour has demanded recall of parliament. And Len McClusky, the leader of one of Britain's biggest trade unions, says Johnson may face citizen's arrest if he visits Scotland.