“Now Tokyo’s dependence on black gold from the Middle East will increase, which will increase the risks associated with supplies if something happens to these oil exporting countries, and there will be no Russian products,” the material quoted by RIA Novosti said. .
It is also noted that in Japan, 48% of the coal used in the production and generation of electricity as of 2021 depended on Russia.
On November 1, Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Yasutoshi Nishimura, announced that the country's government intends to retain its participation in the Russian Sakhalin-1 project.