Japan's March LNG Imports Down 1.2%

Japan’s LNG imports in March stood at 7.2mn metric tons, down 1.2% yr/yr according to the provisional data released by the country’s finance ministry on April 20.

Imports were, however, up month-on-month from 6.64mn mt in February. Japan remains the world's biggest LNG importer. For the 12 months to March 31 (fiscal 2019-2020), the country imported 76.5mn mt of LNG, down 5% yr/yr.