The Significance of 2010 Japan APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting in Fukui
Fukui Prefecture is the birthplace of “Koshihikari”, the delicacy rice, and known for its treasures of the sea and mountains, such as Echizen - crabs and Wakasa-fugu (a kind of blowfish). It also has “Prefectural Dinosaur Museum”, one of the three top dinosaur museums in the world, “Eiheiji- temple”, one of the Soto Zen’s head temples, “Tojinbo”, the scenic beauty, and other sights to see. Furthermore, Fukui is blessed with history and culture, producing numerous individuals such as Matsudaira Syungoku, who led the period from the last days of the Tokugawa Shogunate to the early Meiji Era.
On the other hand, fifteen nuclear power plants are located in Fukui Prefecture, and they have contributed to the national energy policy and prevention of global warming for years. Taking the advantage of the accumulation of technology and manpower stated above, Fukui Prefecture intends to establish a comprehensive research and development center, to cultivate human resources for nuclear power and energy at home and abroad, and to exploit the newest energy technology. It is of great significance that “Japan APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting”, in which energy policies in the future will be discussed, will be held in Fukui, where people are enjoying the well-heeled life and creating the leading-edge energy research and exploitation. Furthermore, during the period of the Ministerial Meeting, a number of newspersons and administration officials from twenty-one countries and regions will come to Fukui, so it must be a prodigious opportunity to distribute Fukui information to the world such as tourist spots, Fukui food, and culture brand goods. In addition to this, it also will be a good chance for children, who are responsible for the next generation, to get to know politics, economy, culture and the like of countries and regions that make up APEC, and to deepen their understanding of the world.
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