TOKYO -- Solar-farm operators backed by foreign panels makers are making inroads into the Japanese power market, with four overseas players clinching contracts to sell electricity through government-led bidding Tuesday.
Cost-competitive foreign players bring down purchase prices 30%

A Canadian Solar power plant in Kumamoto Prefecture.
TOKYO -- Solar-farm operators backed by foreign panels makers are making inroads into the Japanese power market, with four overseas players clinching contracts to sell electricity through government-led bidding Tuesday.