Japan’s 2013 LNG imports hit record high on nuclear high


  • Economy
  • Monday, 27 Jan 2014

Steams rises from the Kawasaki natural gas power station in Kawasaki city, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo. Japan has become more dependent on LNG after the triple reactor meltdown in Fukushima - AFP Photo.

TOKYO: Japan's imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose to another record in 2013 as the country's second complete shutdown of its nuclear stations since

the Fukushima disaster in 2011 forced utilities to burn more fossil fuels to generate power.

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