Demand elements: Japan has set its sights on the natural resources of Central Asia

Currently, Tokyo's key interests are related to rare earth metals and investments. Central Asia has the world's largest ...
Japan Today

Resource-poor Japan to step up efforts to secure imports of LNG, wheat

The Japanese government pledged Friday to compile measures by next summer to secure imports of essential items, including liquefied natural gas and wheat, at the first meeting on the issue attended by ...
CNA

Japan PM Takaichi hosts first summit with Central Asia leaders

TOKYO: Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hosted an inaugural summit on Friday (Dec 19) with five Central Asia leaders, as ...
ZAWYA

Kuwait's November crude oil exports to Japan down 28.1%

TOKYO -- Kuwait's crude oil exports to Japan in November declined 28.1 percent from a year earlier to 3.73 million barrels, or 124,000 barrels per day (bpd), down for the first time in two months, ...
Reuters

Japan's JOGMEC gearing up to support new LNG projects

TOKYO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) is preparing to give financial assistance to Japanese companies for new liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects to ...
csis.org

How Japan Thinks about Energy Security

Energy security is a significant challenge for Japan. As an import-dependent country, Japan has sought to protect itself from fossil fuel supply disruptions and shocks by cultivating strong ...