Globe and Mail: As Oil Soars, Japan's Plan Makes a Lot More Sense

Author: Marcus Gee
May 21, 2008

According to Marcus Gee, Japan's effort to control its energy use is impressive. He says Japan will suffer like every other oil-importing economy from the dramatic runup in oil prices, but without a national effort on energy it would have been a lot worse.

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