China News Service, April 7. According to Japan's "Mainichi Shimbun" report on the 6th, in order to avoid further pushing up energy prices, the Japanese government may abandon the ban on coal imports from Russia in the latest round of sanctions against Russia.
According to reports, 15% of Japan's coal imports come from Russia.
According to the report, when Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Minister of Economics and Industry Koichi Hagi Ikuta visited Europe, they have explained to various countries the situation of Japan's dependence on imports of coal, etc., and "obtained a certain understanding".
According to previous reports, on the 6th local time, British Foreign Secretary Truss said that the United Kingdom will stop all imports of coal and oil from Russia by the end of 2022, and end natural gas imports as soon as possible.