As part of the strategic investments, Tokyo has agreed to invest $550 billion in US sectors, including energy infrastructure and production, LNG, advanced fuels, grid modernization, critical minerals mining, processing and refining, and commercial and defense shipbuilding, including new yards and modernization of existing facilities.

A pro-nuclear stance would continue the policies of previous administrations, which have pushed to build new units and restart reactors idled after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Japanese oil refiner Taiyo Oil Co. is transporting Russian crude oil to Japan for the first time in two years—on the tanker Voyager, which is blacklisted by the EU and the US Treasury Department.

Japan faces substantial challenges in managing its energy trade deficit and high end-user costs while aggressively pursuing decarbonization targets amidst geopolitical tensions. There are significant concerns about Japan's ability to meet its emissions targets, casting doubts on its broader 2050 decarbonization plans.

Japan will continue participating in Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects on Sakhalin Island due to their strategic importance for the country’s energy security,

The battery was charged and discharged 10 times, and the performance of the battery was almost unchanged, indicating relatively stable cycling characteristics.

The US, Japan and South Korea have committed to placing US LNG to bolster energy security and for mutual benefits, the countries said in a joint statement following a foreign ministerial trilateral meeting in Brussels on April 3.

The Alaska energy project should be included in a trade package, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told parliament Monday, as he seeks to put together a sweeping agreement with Washington.

Adopted on Tuesday by the cabinet, the 7th Basic Energy Plan calls for nuclear electricity generation to increase from 8.5% in fiscal 2023 to about 20% in fiscal 2040.

Japan imported 6.34 million mt of US LNG in 2024, accounting for 9.6% of the country's total LNG imports of 65.89 million mt, according to data from the Ministry of Finance.