Japan energy plan seeks to back pipelines bypassing Hormuz

The plan is part of a new energy strategy that's aimed at strengthening supply security, according to documents from Japan's Cabinet Office.

EnergyGovernment aims to diversify oil import routes to bolster energy securityPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announce a strategy to circumvent the blocked Strait of Hormuz at the Green Transformation Implementation Council meeting this Wednesday. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)Nikkei staff writersAugust 2