Japanese LNG imports down 8% in 2023

Japanese LNG imports in 2023 came in at 66.15mn tonnes, down 8.1% year/year, according to provisional data released by Japan's finance ministry on January 24.

The cost of Japanese LNG imports last year fell by 22.6% year/year, to 6.5 trillion yen (about $44.5bn).

LNG imports in December rose 7.2% year/year to 6.49mn tonnes.