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Japan boosts LNG imports in July

By LNG Prime Staff
Japan boosts July LNG imports
LNG carrier Bushu Maru (Image: NYK)

Japan’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports rose in July, logging a year-on-year increase for the fourth month in a row, according to the provisional data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance. The country’s LNG imports rose 10.4 percent year-on-year to 5.62 million tonnes last month, the data shows. LNG imports rose compared to 4.57 million…

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