David Fickling, Columnist

Japan's Dirty Secret

A return to atomic power would have a dramatic effect on energy markets.

January 25, 2017 at 8:00 PM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

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Which country was the world's biggest coal importer in 2015?

If you're tempted to believe it's dirty old China, think again. Japan -- home of the Toyota Prius and the world's largest floating solar-power farm -- shipped more coal than its neighbor across the East China Sea in 14 out of the past 24 months.