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Japan trade statistics & article about oil, gas, and other energy forms
The untold story of Japan’s fertilizer lifeline: Hidden risks in Japan’s food chain - 2026
It is easy to overlook fertilizers when thinking about Japan’s trade. Cars, chips, and precision machinery tend to steal the spotlight. Yet the customs category HS3102, which covers nitrogenous fertilizers such as urea and ammonium nitrate, quietly explains a great deal about how Japan feeds itself and how global shocks ripple into local markets.
Kim Pedersen
Jan 210 min read
The myth of Japan’s energy transition
Japan is often discussed as if it were standing at an energy crossroads. Policy papers talk about transitions. Headlines talk about disruption. Conferences talk about transformation.
But when you step away from narratives and look directly at the trade data, a very different story emerges, one of continuity, structure, and deliberate restraint.
Kim Pedersen
Dec 24, 20255 min read
What the import statistics reveals about energy security, prices, and geopolitics, for Japan’s LNG gas imports:
What the import statistics reveals about energy security, prices, and geopolitics, for Japan’s LNG gas imports:
Kim Pedersen
Dec 17, 20253 min read
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