Rising electricity demand and Middle East tensions are pushing Tokyo to rethink how it defines energy security. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/15/japan/japans-energy-dilemma/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #oil #lng #energy #nuclearpower #iran #us #israel #trade #sanaetakaichi #middleeast #russia #ukraine #straitofhormuz #persiangulf #nipponyusen #mitsuiosklines #kawasakikisenkaisha #sakhalin2 #tokyo #kashiwazakikariwa

The U.S. expects Japan to stop importing Russian energy in response to Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/16/economy/us-japan-russia-energy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent #katsunobukato #energy #sakhalin2 #lng

"Japan relies on Russia for 9% of LNG supply, mostly from long-term Sakhalin-2 contracts" (Reuters: 11 Dec 2024)
" ”Buyers can allow Sakhalin-2 contracts to expire without impairing Japan's energy security” "
"But utilities still prefer the cheapest source of gas"
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/rival-lng-supplies-sakhalins-depleting-fields-give-japan-an-exit-russian-gas-2024-12-11/
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As Japan's long-term contracts to secure liquefied natural gas from Russia's Sakhalin-2 project near expiration, rival producers are seeing an opportunity to fill the supply gap. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/12/12/companies/japan-russia-lng-supply/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #lng #gas #energy #utilities #russiajapanrelations #meti #sakhalin2