Japan will provide part of its liquefied natural gas imports to Europe from March as simmering tensions between Russia and the West over Ukraine undermine energy security in the region, industry minister Koichi Hagiuda said Wednesday.Hagiuda told reporters after separately meeting EU ambassador to Japan Patricia Flor and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel that the Japanese government took account of requests from the United States and the European Union in making the decision, as well as a gas shortage in Europe.LNG supply in Japan is currently tight, "but we decided to meet the requests…READ FULL ARTICLE
