Does Japan still need nuclear?

Meet Akira Tokuhiro, a Japanese Canadian nuclear engineering professor based in Ontario, Canada. He sits down to talk to us about the current and future role of nuclear as a clean energy source, Japan's response to incidents like Fukushima, and how we can move towards carbon net zero.--0:00 Intro0:50 Meet Akira9:06 Interest in nuclear19:25 Types of reactors24:04 Working in Japan28:36 Japan Atomic Energy Agency30:58 Japan's reactors33:51 Nuclear safety and earthquakes37:12 What happened at Fukushima39:38 Government response44:05 How reactors are shut down54:06 Restarting reactors56:08 Life cycle of a nuclear plant58:28 Problems with prolonged shutdown1:00:50 Current public opinion1:05:54 Nuclear's role in carbon net zero1:14:22 Regaining confidence in nuclear1:19:42 Developing nuclear technology1:21:49 Expanding global nuclear energy1:28:00 How to educate about nuclear--Follow Akira:https://x.com/TokuhiroAkiraFollow us:https://unpacking.jp/https://www.instagram.com/unpacking_japanhttps://www.tiktok.com/@unpackingjapanhttps://www.facebook.com/unpackingjapanhttps://www.youtube.com/@unpackingjapanshortshttps://www.x.com/unpacking_japanhttps://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/unpackingjapanSubscribe for more in-depth discussions about life in Japan! Interested in working at a global e-commerce company in Osaka? Our parent company ZenGroup is hiring! To learn more, check out https://careers.zen.group/en/