Japanese officials are working on ways to get around restrictions on releasing national reserves of crude oil in tandem with other major economies to dampen prices, four government sources with knowledge of the plans told Reuters. While Prime Minister Fumio Kishida signaled his readiness over the weekend following a request from Washington, the world’s fourth-biggest oil buyer is restricted on how it can act with its reserves – made up of both private and public stocks – which typically can only be used in times of shortage. One of the sources said the government was looking into releasing from the portion of the state-held stocks outside the minimum amount required as a legal workaround. Officials are also looking […]