Wind power in Japan

As of 2018, government targets for wind power deployment were relatively low when compared to other countries, at 1.7% of electricity production by 2030.

[2] In December 2020, the Japanese government announced plans to install up to 45 GW of offshore wind power by 2040.

[9] McKinsey estimates that for every 1 GW of added offshore capacity, Japan saves more than $300 million in fuel imports.

[13] In 2011, Japan stated plans to build a pilot floating wind farm, with six 2-megawatt turbines, off the Fukushima coast.

"[14] In 2013, a floating offshore wind turbine was tested about 1 km off the coast of the island of Kabajima in Nagasaki Prefecture.