Japan

Japan is located in Eastern Asia, covers 377,930 km2 (145,920 mile2) of land surface, and has a population of 126 million people (UN data, 2021). Japan’s primary energy production is 583 terawatt-hours (TWh), and energy supply per capita is 39 MWh (UN data, 2021). Oil is the largest source of energy consumed, accounting for 38% of the national total (Our World in Data, 2023). Japan is home to 562 threatened species (UN data, 2021).

Japan is currently a member of Ocean Energy Systems, participating in OES-Environmental. 

Japan is currently a member of IEA Wind. Japan had a total installed wind power capacity of 4.8 GW by the end of 2022, an increase of 0.23 GW from the year before (IEA-Wind 2022 Annual Report).

Affiliated Marine and Wind Energy Environmental Documents

Total results: 54
Title Author Date Content Type Technology Stressor Receptor
Social survey on wind turbine noise in Japan Kuwano, S., Yano, T., Kageyama, T. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions, Social & Economic Data
Marine artificial structures as amplifiers of Aurelia aurita s.l. blooms: a case study of a newly installed floating pier Makabe, R., Furukawa, R., Takao, M. Journal Article Marine Energy Habitat Change
Power Generation Using the Kuroshio Current IHI Corporation Report Ocean Current, Marine Energy
Nationwide field measurements of wind turbine noise in Japan Tachibana, H., Yano, H., Fukushima, A. Journal Article Wind Energy Noise Human Dimensions
Classification of sound-scattering layers using swimming speed estimated by acoustic Doppler current profiler Lee, K., Mukai, T., Lee, D. Journal Article Fish, Pelagic Fish
Estimation of bird fatalities at wind farms with complex topography and vegetation in Hokkaido, Japan Kitano, M., Shiraki, S. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds
Basic Plan on Ocean Policy Headquarters for Ocean Policy Report Human Dimensions, Legal & Policy
The effects of wind turbines on white-tailed eagles (Haliaeetus Albicilla) in Hokkaido, Japan Shiraki, S., Kitano, M. Report Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision Birds, Raptors
Collision risk of White-fronted Geese with wind turbines Sugimoto, H., Matsuda, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Collision, Habitat Change Birds, Raptors, Waterfowl
Risk management model of birds and a wind farm Shimada, Y., Matsuda, H. Journal Article Wind Energy, Land-Based Wind Birds
Life Cycle GHG Emission Analysis of Power Generation Systems: Japanese Case Hondo, H. Journal Article Human Dimensions, Life Cycle Assessment
Mighty Whale Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC) Project Site Marine Energy, Wave
Effect of Modified Magnetic Field on the Ocean Migration of Maturing Chum Salmon, Oncorhynchus keta Yano, A., Ogura, M., Sato, A. Journal Article EMF Fish, Pelagic Fish
Effects of Underwater Sounds on Escape Behavior of Steller Sea Lions Akamatsu, T., Nakamura, K., Nitto, H. Journal Article Noise Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds
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