Japanese prove an ocean current can create a current

Research near remote islands leads to hopes of providing majority of nation's energy.

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IHI Corp.’s Kairyu, developed with NEDO, a floating ocean current power generation system. Image: IHI.

(A native of England, Matthew Diebel is a veteran journalist who has worked at NBC News, Time, USA Today and Ne…