The head of Japan’s largest business lobby said on Monday the country’s imports of Russian crude could not be replaced immediately, as global discussions gathered pace about the possibility of cutting Moscow’s oil from markets. Russia is Japan’s fifth-biggest supplier of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG). U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the United States and European allies were exploring the possibility of halting imports of Russian crude oil in retaliation for Russia’s war on Ukraine. read more Japan is also in talks with the United States and European countries over a potential embargo on Russian oil, Kyodo News reported earlier on Monday. Masakazu Tokura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, told a regular press […]