Home Breadcrumb caret Investments Breadcrumb caret Market Insights Japan becomes largest solar market After Japan was rocked by an earthquake, tsunami and an ensuing nuclear meltdown, then-prime-minister Naoto Kan transformed Japan’s energy policy, reports Canadian Business. By Staff | July 24, 2013 | Last updated on July 24, 2013 1 min read After Japan was rocked by an earthquake, tsunami and an ensuing nuclear meltdown in 2011, then-prime-minister Naoto Kan transformed Japan’s energy policy, reports Canadian Business. At the time, Japan was the third-largest producer of nuclear power in the world, but even before the meltdown following the Sendai earthquake, the Japanese were wary of nuclear power due to the WWII nuclear bombings, CB reports. In response, Japan has now surpassed Germany as the world’s largest photovoltaics market by revenue this year. Read the full story here. Also read: U.S. supply of crude oil drops How to deal with business losses How to play resource scarcity Staff The staff of Advisor.ca have been covering news for financial advisors since 1998. Save Stroke 1 Print Group 8 Share LI logo