The 10th anniversary of Japan's March 11 earthquake. Fukushima Prefecture, where the nuclear disaster occurred, is trying to rise from the ashes by developing renewable energy sources such as wind power and solar energy, striving to fully use renewable energy for power generation by 2040. The Asahi Shimbun reported that according to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s electricity research statistics, Fukushima Prefecture’s solar power generation installation capacity ranked first among all Japanese prefectures in April last year, and its wind power generation also ranked eighth. Fukushima has begun developing renewable energy by expanding solar power generation in the prefecture, including encouraging the laying of solar panels on rooftops, abandoned golf courses and other places. Minamisoma City, which was devastated by the tsunami on March 11, 2011, is now widely equipped with wind turbines and solar panels. Source: Environmental Information Center
