FILE PHOTO: Japan's Minister of Economy,Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko arrives at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese buyers of Iranian crude are expected to prepare for resuming oil imports from the Islamic Republic after the country was granted a waiver from U.S. sanctions, trade minister Hiroshige Seko said on Tuesday.
The United States took into account stable energy supply and the impact on Japan firms in granting a waiver, Seko told reporters, adding that Japan will continue to exchange views closely with the United States.
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