{"id":590,"date":"2026-04-08T22:01:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/590\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T22:01:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T22:01:25","slug":"japan-unlocks-strategic-oil-reserves-to-stabilize-domestic-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/590\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan unlocks strategic oil reserves to stabilize domestic supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-03-24T06:44:57+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Tokyo <\/p>\n<p>Japan is tapping its strategic oil reserves to stabilize fuel supplies<br \/>\namid rising global prices, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, Takaichi explained the move ensures the country has<br \/>\nsufficient petroleum products to meet nationwide demand. Last week, Tokyo began<br \/>\ndrawing oil equivalent to about 15 days of private-sector reserves.<\/p>\n<p>Japan depends on the Middle East for roughly 95% of its oil imports,<br \/>\nleaving the nation highly exposed to supply disruptions. Its strategic<br \/>\nreserves, among the largest globally, exceeded 400 million barrels as of<br \/>\nDecember.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30db\u30eb\u30e0\u30ba\u6d77\u5ce1\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u822a\u884c\u306e\u5b89\u5168\u306e\u78ba\u4fdd\u3092\u542b\u3080\u4e2d\u6771\u5730\u57df\u306e\u5e73\u548c\u3068\u5b89\u5b9a\u306e\u7dad\u6301\u306f\u3001\u30a8\u30cd\u30eb\u30ae\u30fc\u306e\u5b89\u5b9a\u4f9b\u7d66\u306e\u89b3\u70b9\u3082\u542b\u3081\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u3092\u542b\u3080\u56fd\u969b\u793e\u4f1a\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u6975\u3081\u3066\u91cd\u8981\u3067\u3059\u3002\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ychGb6J1rh\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ychGb6J1rh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u9ad8\u5e02\u65e9\u82d7 (@takaichi_sanae) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/takaichi_sanae\/status\/2036250176973922637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 24, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries agreed on March 11 to<br \/>\nrelease a record 400 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves to offset<br \/>\nthe surge in global crude prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, US President Donald Trump threatened broad strikes on<br \/>\nIranian energy sites within 48 hours if Tehran does not fully reopen the<br \/>\nStrait. The ultimatum was later <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/World\/Trump-postpones-military-strikes-on-Iranian-power-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">postponed<\/a> by five days, citing advanced talks<br \/>\nwith Iran. Tehran, however, rejected Trump\u2019s claims of negotiations, warning it<br \/>\ncould fully <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Middle-East\/Iran-threatens-to-shut-Hormuz-completely-if-US-hits-its-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">close<\/a> the maritime gateway and target regional energy<br \/>\ninfrastructure if its power facilities are attacked.<\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-03-24T06:44:57+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Tokyo Japan is tapping its strategic oil reserves&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[775,191,189,776,8,774,188,190,777,778],"class_list":["post-590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy","tag-breaking","tag-economy","tag-economy-of-japan","tag-iea","tag-japan","tag-japan-unlocks-strategic-oil-reserves-to-stabilize-domestic-supply","tag-japans-economy","tag-japanese-economy","tag-oil-reserves","tag-strait-of-hormuz-closure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}