Japan to ensure stable energy supply with reserves if Russia-Ukraine crisis worsens: minister

Japan will make every effort to ensure stable energy supply for the country with its petroleum reserves and LNG stocks should the Russia-Ukraine situation deteriorate further, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Koichi Hagiuda said Feb. 22. “Securing stable and affordable energy as well as ensuring its stable supply is crucially important,” Hagiuda told a press conference. “We will be…