Japan will part out Russian coal imports as a part of sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the trade minister stated Friday, becoming a member of different Group of Seven industrialized nations within the transfer.
Industry minister Koichi Hagiuda informed a daily news convention Japan will step by step scale back the quantity imported from Russia and ultimately break Japan’s dependence on its coal, saying, “We seek to stop importing in the end.”
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is anticipated to announce further sanctions on Russia, together with detailing the coal import restrictions, in a press convention later within the day.
“We will work further to reduce dependency on Russia by pushing forward diversification of energy sources including renewables and nuclear power,” Hagiuda stated, including Tokyo will search for various nations as coal suppliers.
Russian coal makes up 13 % of the overall used for energy era in Japan.
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萩生田経産相「代替国を見つけながら、それにあわせて輸入を減らしていく、最終的には輸入しないという方向を目指していきたい」
G7（＝主要7か国）は石炭の輸入禁止を含め、ロシアへのエネルギー面での依存を減らすとの首脳声明を発表しています。これを受けた日本の対応について、萩生田経産相は、ロシア産の石炭の輸入を段階的に減らし、最終的には輸入しない方向を目指すと明らかにしました。 – 日テレNEWS
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