Energy rules the world. Everything uses energy. Whether it's something as simple as getting out of bed, or something as complex as providing energy to sustain an entire city, energy provides the source to accomplish these things. This is why politicians and governments invest so much time in creating energy plans and platforms and go to different energy conferences around the world. It's also why when a country starts making changes to its energy plan it's great news. Japan is now in this situation. As nuclear power is no longer the secure source of energy it once was, Japan finds itself rethinking its energy plans. This, however, is not an easy task. With a complicated energy past and a nation and government full of indecision, finding the right kind of energy sources is proving to be quite a difficult undertaking. That said, Japan should continue to use nuclear energy because its benefits to the economy and the environment outweigh the benefits that other energy sources would provide. Japan has always been a country that has had difficulty finding sources to meet its energy needs. The islands of Japan have never had the resources needed to create energy, so they have always had to spend a fortune on imports to obtain the resources needed to provide energy to the country. This is how the idea of ​​nuclear energy came into play for Japan. Nuclear power would provide a cheaper way to supply energy to Japan so that it no longer has to spend so much money to import all kinds of fossil fuels. All they would have to do was build nuclear reactors that would provide a cheap energy supply to help power citizens across the country. Convincing citizens and the government to agree on... middle of paper... Reactors." Polimico. Mic Network Inc., 11 May. 2012. Network. 10 December 2013. Maitra, Ramtanu. “Japan without nuclear energy it is a disaster for the world.” Executive Intelligence Review np, 27 September 2013. Web. 7 October 2013.Richter, Lupo. “The end of nuclear power in Japan?” Testosterone Pit. Wolf Richter, October 3, 2013. Web. October 13, 2013. Shah, Raj. “Without Nuclear Power, Japan's CO2 Emissions Would Rise.” Investor Information. October 13, 2013. Tabuchi, Hiroko. “Japan's New Leader Supports Nuclear Power Plants.” New York Times, December 30 2012. Web. 2 November 2013. “Nuclear Energy in Japan”. World Nuclear Association, November 2013. Web. 29 November 2013. “Nuclear Reactor Safety”. . World Nuclear Association, October 2013. Web. 29 November. 2013.