Energy

Japanese energy providers turn to US gas as supplies from Asia-Pacific wane

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North America accounts for more than a fifth of Japan’s long-term LNG contracts for 2030. (Photo by Tsuneyuki Kenmochi)

KOKI IZUMI and TAISEI ASAHI

December 27, 2025 02:26 JST

TOKYO — By the end of this decade, Japanese energy companies are set to import liquefied natural gas from North America at nearly triple the current volume, thanks to a series of contracts signed this year.