The
target
was
part
of
a
long-awaited
announcement
by
Tokyo
on
its
energy
future,
following
the
disaster
at
the
Fukushima
nuclear
plant
last
year.
But
while
the
government
underlined
the
key
role
of
renewable
energy
in
the
announcement,
it
stopped
short
of
giving
full
cabinet
approval
to
a
plan
unveiled
last
week
that
had
also
targeted
a
complete
phase-out
of
nuclear
power
by
2040.
The
government
also
appeared
to
have
reduced
targets
for
renewable
energy
from
35%
–
a
number
previously
proposed
by
the
government
if
it
was
to
move
to
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