The appliances in Japan now have prominent stickers with fuel-efficiency ratings. ______ two-star rating may cost ____ little less, but it's ______ five stars that most Japanese want.

Japan began setting global standards for _______ energy conservation by dramatically raising _____ fuel-efficiency of its cars and by introducing _______ world's first hybrid and an electric vehicle.

In _______ 1970s, the Japanese economy was crippled by the Middle East oil embargo. _________ nation vowed it would never be _________ energy victim again.

Japan also turned to _____ nuclear power, which now provides ______ third of ________ nation's electricity.

Jeff Kingston, Director of Asian studies at Japan's Temple University, said in Japan, _______ conservation has become ______ state of mind.

All environmentalists, though, are ______ fans of solar power, and Japan has promoted solar panels so effectively that power companies now buy excess electricity from some consumers.

_____ Japanese have one of _______ world's most switched-on societies when it comes to managing and conserving energy, partly out of _______ insecurity.