Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say

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Takaichi pushed back on U.S. request to ban Russian gas imports, sources say

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Russian LNG accounts for nearly 9% of Japan's total LNG imports, with companies Mitsui and Mitsubishi holding stakes in the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia's Far East.

This story appeared on japantimes.co.jp, 2025-10-30 03:10:00.