At G8, Japan turns toward the sun

"Japan has cancelled plans to expand nuclear capacity and opted instead to focus on renewable energy, most notably solar power.

Japan's got an energy equation to solve. Its plans to get half its power from nuclear are off the table now. Experts predicted Japan would use natural gas to pick up the slack.

But the new Sunrise Plan says: no. Japan will meet its expanding energy needs with solar, wind and energy efficiency. Marketplace