Japan's LNG imports up 0.5% in January

Japanese LNG imports in January came in at 6.82mn metric tons, up 0.5% year/year, according to the provisional data published by the country’s finance ministry on February 16.

The imports were up 12.5% month/month, however. Japan’s imports cost 873.88bn yen ($6.5bn) last month, up 57% yr/yr, the data showed. 

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Last year, Japan reclaimed the spot of the world’s biggest LNG importer, pushing China to second place. It imported 71.99mn mt of LNG in 2022, down 3.1% yr/yr.