TOKYO, November 16. /TASS/. Japan’s imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia decreased by 4.6% in October year-on-year, according to figures released by the Japanese finance ministry.
Meanwhile, Japan’s purchases of Russian coal fell by 15.6% in the same period, and the country did not purchase Russian oil again, on which G7 countries have imposed a price ceiling, excluding supplies from Sakhalin-2 linked to LNG imports within the project.
Energy accounted for more than 70% of Japan’s total imports from Russia in October.
That said, Japan’s LNG imports rose by 6.4% in October. The share of Russian LNG equaled 9.35%. Japan’s total coal and oil imports went down by 5.9% and by 7.3%, respectively, in October.