Key facts
- Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda experienced the 1973 oil shock while working in the oil industry.
- Fukuda served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008.
- He retired from politics in 2012.
- Fukuda proposes that Japan should leverage nuclear power to lessen its dependence on Middle Eastern oil.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who experienced the first oil shock of 1973 while working in the nascent oil industry, has proposed that Japan should utilize nuclear power to break its dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Fukuda served as Japan's prime minister from 2007 to 2008 and retired from politics in 2012. His perspective is informed by his early career experiences during a period of significant global energy disruption.
