TOKYO -- Japan's major trading houses are closely watching the course of U.S. energy policy, as the outcome of the presidential election next week will likely determine if the world's biggest economy will push for more investment in fossil fuels or cleaner energy.
If Donald Trump is elected, "regulations would be eased, and there would be significant tax cuts, while trade and diplomacy would be protectionist ... and there would be a backward shift from green to fossil fuels," Marubeni Chief Financial Officer Takayuki Furuya said in a press conference on Friday.
