Foreign panel makers gain ground in Japan's solar power market

Cost-competitive foreign players bring down purchase prices 30%

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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.

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