With this background, a new study by two Stanford researchers (civil engineering prof. Mark Jacobson and recent Stanford Ph. D. John Hoeve) finds fewer than 200 deaths from the Fukushima radioactivity, including future deaths attributed to low-level radioactivity.
The number of deaths from the tsunami is estimated at 20,000, which indicates that less than 1% of the deaths are caused by radioactivity.
Realistically, what are Japan's alternatives to nuclear power?
Even more dependence on fossil fuels? Catastrophic climate change, and dependence on oil imported from the Middle East.
Solar? It can be part of the solution, but to go 100% solar, you'd have to cover a lot of Japan with solar panels.
Wind? Great when it's blowing, but what happens if the wind isn't blowing?
Japan is not going to abandon nuclear power.