On April 20th, according to data released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance on Thursday, Japan's crude oil imports increased by 0.4% compared to the same period last year after customs clearance in March.
Japan is the world's fourth largest importer of crude oil, with preliminary data showing that it imported 2.63 million barrels per day (12.982 million kiloliters) of crude oil in March.
Data shows that Japan's import of liquefied natural gas last month was 5.723 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 12.0%; The import of thermal coal for power generation decreased by 19.9% to 8.55 million tons.
