{
  "id": 17249950,
  "title": "Japan to Overtake China As World’s Top LNG Importer This Year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/japan-to-overtake-china-as-worlds-top-lng-importer-this-year",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T15:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "OilPrice",
    "slug": "oilprice",
    "url": "https://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Japan-to-Overtake-China-As-Worlds-Top-LNG-Importer-This-Year.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Japan is expected to overtake China as the world’s largest importer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) this year, for the first time since 2022, as high LNG prices and sufficient storage in China limit purchases, analysts at ICIS and Kpler say. Japan’s LNG demand will exceed, albeit slightly, demand in China, according to estimates by the consultancies compiled by Reuters. Imports into Japan are…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}