Japan to Refrain From Imposing Embargo on Russian Coal

"The Japanese government will not ban Russian coal imports over recent developments in
Ukraine, Japanese newspaper The Mainichi reported on Thursday citing informed sources. According to the newspaper, Japan fears a price hike on this energy resource in case Russian coal is fully eliminated from the international market. Meanwhile, the news outlet noted that the amount of coal purchased by Japan from Russia accounts for 15% of the country's overall coal imports." Sputnik