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Sep 17th 2011 | TOKYO | from the print edition. Ten regional monopolies (including TEPCO) are stifling innovation Green technology needs more work (Needs more academic funding) Some politicians in favor of monopolies/ others against them.
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Sep 17th 2011 | TOKYO | from the print edition Ten regional monopolies (including TEPCO) are stifling innovation Green technology needs more work (Needs more academic funding) Some politicians in favor of monopolies/ others against them Bright ideas neededJapan’s power monopolies raise costs and stifle innovation “Not even an earthquake, it seems, can shake the monopolists’ grip”- The Economist Fahad Taimur Chemical Engineer (Senior)