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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Japan to provide excess imported LNG to Europe amid Ukraine tensions

The Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Himeji No. 2 Power Station, which uses liquefied natural gas as fuel, is seen in December 2016. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

With Europe's supply of natural gas from Russia at risk amid the increasing tensions over Ukraine, the Japanese government has decided to provide European nations with a portion of the liquefied natural gas Japan imports.

The government's unusual move came following a request from the United States to shore up energy supplies for Europe, which depends heavily on Russian gas.

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