Reference News Network, October 29 report - According to the website of Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao", on October 29, it cited the "Nikkei" newspaper reporting that Japanese Prime Minister Takahashi Hayato rejected the U.S. request to stop importing Russian energy.
According to the report, Japanese government officials said on the 29th that Takahashi Hayato stated during his meeting with U.S. President Trump in Tokyo that it was difficult to ban the import of Russian liquefied natural gas.
Russian liquefied natural gas accounts for nearly 9% of Japan's total liquefied natural gas imports. Both Mitsui & Co. and Mitsubishi Corporation hold shares in the "Sakhalin-2" project.
Before Trump's visit to Asia this week, the United States urged Japan and other countries to stop importing Russian energy and imposed sanctions on Russia's two largest oil exporters, Rosneft and Lukoil, in an attempt to force the Kremlin to negotiate an end to the Ukraine-Russia war.
According to the "Nikkei" newspaper, Takahashi Hayato requested the United States to understand Japan's energy needs.
In recent years, Japan has increased its imports of liquefied natural gas from the United States, trying to reduce its reliance on its main supplier Australia, and to prepare for the expiration of supply contracts with the "Sakhalin-2" liquefied natural gas project with Russia.
The majority of supplies from the "Sakhalin-2" project will end between 2028 and 2033. The Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry said last week that replacing these supplies would be costly and could lead to higher electricity prices.
Japan currently imports less than 1% of its total oil imports from Russia, and most of its oil supply comes from the Middle East.
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