Japan to promote geothermal power generation
Japan's environment minister on Monday briefed energy company officials on the government's new geothermal power generation policy.

The government will ease restrictions on geothermal power development inside national parks. The decision was part of an energy policy review following last year's nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Japan's volcanic geology is assumed to be rich in geothermal resources, but much of the energy is located under national parks, so it remains largely untapped.
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