日本2007年3月推出了重新修订的国家能源基本规划，它突出地强调了核能的发展，将其作为日本的准自有能源，因而较大幅度地提高了日本能源自给率，并以此为基础调整了今后的能源政策走向。新的能源规划中，日本对外能源战略显现出相对较高的主动性，将要借其在能源技术领域的相对优势，主动参与以亚洲为主要目标的区域能源合作并发挥其影响力，以求保护并主张日本在相关领域的利益。
Japan introduced a revised basic national energy plan in March 2007，which placed great emphasis on the development of nuclear energy，by taking it as Japan’s para-self-owned energy，therefore more substantially improve Japan’s energy self-sufficiency rate. Japan adjusted its future energy policy into this direction. According to the new energy plan，Japan showed higher initiative，and will make use of its comparative advantage in energy field to take part actively in Asian energy cooperation，so as to protect Japan’s interests in the relevant fields.
