A man looks at the damage caused by an earthquake in Minami Souma City
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Since the suspension of nuclear facilities after the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan has been seeking to diversify its energy sources. Among a variety of resources, the country has substantially increased its import of natural gas, particularly from the Middle East. After Fukushima, the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) almost doubled in terms of value as a result of an increase in volume combined with a depreciation in the value of the yen. And as Lebanon is mounting its efforts to develop offshore and onshore natural gas and oil, the interests of the two countries are converging. Shaking ground, quaking economy The Great East Japan Earthquake and resulting massive tsunami on March 11, 2011 caused serious damage to the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The damaged nuclear reactors went out of control immediately. As a result of this accident, residents surrounding the plant were forced to evacuate and approximately
