{"id":61463,"date":"2025-02-25T22:40:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T22:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/?p=61463"},"modified":"2025-04-24T22:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T22:46:14","slug":"japan-to-buy-record-amounts-of-lng-from-us-after-trump-and-ishiba-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energytracker.asia\/japan-to-buy-record-amounts-of-lng-from-us-after-trump-and-ishiba-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan To Buy ‘Record Amounts’ of LNG From US After Trump and Ishiba Meet"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After getting into office, US President Donald Trump has been quick to start threatening or imposing tariffs on China and leading developed countries and trade partners, such as the EU, Canada, Taiwan and more. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the United States earlier this month in a bid to strengthen the relationship between both countries and potentially avoid becoming subject to similar measures. During the meeting, Japan agreed to buy \u201crecord amounts\u201d of natural gas from the US \u2013 a move that Ishida considers in his country’s national interest. At the same time, experts fear it will have far-reaching consequences on the domestic stage, but even more so for Southeast Asia, where Japan has profited from exporting excessive liquefied natural gas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan Promises to Expand Liquefied Natural Gas Imports From the US to Record Levels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a joint press conference<\/a> after the meeting, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishida voiced optimism<\/a> over averting tariffs. Key among the reasons was Japanese leadership agreeing to \u201csoon\u201d start importing \u201cclean\u201d US LNG in \u201crecord numbers\u201d. Trump even said the two countries could resolve the existing trade deficit of USD 100 billion \u201cvery quickly\u201d just \u201con oil and gas\u201d, indicating the potential import-export volumes they could target. <\/p>\n\n\n\n