Japan's energy vulnerabilities exposed by Mideast crisis: white paper

TOKYO: Japan's vulnerability in energy supply and demand has once again come to the fore as tensions in the Middle East escalate, according to the Japanese government's energy white paper for fiscal 2025, released Friday.

The white paper said Japan has long relied on the Middle East for more than 90 percent of its crude oil imports. Following U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran in late February this year, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy transit route, was disrupted, creating uncertainty over supplies of crude oil and petroleum products.

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东京：日本政府周五发布的2025财年能源白皮书指出，随着中东紧张局势升级，日本能源供需的脆弱性再次凸显。

白皮书指出，日本长期以来依赖中东进口超过90%的原油。今年2月底，美国和以色列对伊朗发动军事打击后，途经霍尔木兹海峡（全球重要的能源运输通道）的航运受到干扰，导致原油和石油产品供应出现不确定性。

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