Japan’s Economy Minister, Sanae Takaichi, says the country will keep importing Russian oil, even as the US presses for a phase-out. Despite Takaichi’s noted friendship with Donald Trump, national policy is not changing. Why not?

Japan’s Economy Minister, Sanae Takaichi, says the country will keep importing Russian oil, even as the US presses for a phase-out.

Despite Takaichi’s noted friendship with Donald Trump, national policy is not changing. Why not?

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