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TOKYO (WAM)
The Agency for Natural Resources and Energy under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, has disclosed oil imports data, showing that Japan imported 32.48 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates in March 2025, accounting for 41.4 per cent of its total oil imports.
According to the data, Japan’s total crude oil imports for March stood at 78.39 million barrels, of which 96.9 per cent, or 75.93 million barrels, came from Arab countries, underscoring the critical role of Arab nations in Japan’s energy security.
Saudi Arabia supplied Japan with 30.93 million barrels, making up 38.4 per cent of the total of Japan’s oil imports in the same period.
Kuwait provided 5.23 million barrels (6.7 per cent), followed by Qatar with approximately 3.32 million barrels (5.0 per cent) and Oman with 2.49 million barrels (3.2 per cent).
The remainder of Japan’s March oil imports came from the United States (1.8 per cent), Ecuador (0.8 per cent), Oceania (0.3 per cent), and Southeast Asia (0.2 per cent).
