Japan's LNG imports up 6% in October

Japanese LNG imports in October were up 6.4% year/year, at 5.41mn tonnes, according to provisional data released by Japan's finance ministry on November 16.

The cost of Japanese LNG imports last month decreased by 37.6% year/year, to 495.5bn yen ($3.3bn). 

In 2022, Japan surpassed China to reclaim its position as the world's largest LNG importer. Its LNG imports for the year stood at 71.99mn tonnes, down 3.1% year/year.