日本做为一个现代化工业强国 ,战后国民经济得到飞速发展 ,煤炭工业在其国民经济发展中则起了很大作用。到 1998年 ,日本国内各种能源所占比例 :石油 5 2 6 % ,煤炭 17 7% ,天然气 11 6 % ,原子能及水电 18 1% ,其煤炭所占比例高于世界其它发达国家。根据日本国内长期能源需求 Japan, as a modern industrial power, has witnessed a rapid development of the national economy after the war and the coal industry has played a significant role in its national economic development. By 1998, the proportions of various energy sources in Japan were 52.6% of oil, 17.7% of coal, 11.6% of natural gas, 18.1% of atomic energy and hydropower, and their share of coal was higher than that of other developed countries in the world. According to Japan’s long-term energy needs