Japan’s crude oil imports rose by 0.7 per cent this year from the previous year, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said.

Crude imports totalled 245.2 million kilolitres, or 4.23 million barrels per day, the ministry said.
In December, Japan imported 22.05 million kilolitres of crude, up 7.6 per cent from a year earlier, the ministry said.
In November, Japan imported 20.05 million kl, down 3.8 per cent year-on-year.
Japan's commercial crude oil stocks totalled 16.67 million kl at the end of December, down 10.8 per cent year-on-year.
Crude oil throughput at Japanese refineries in December was up 2 per cent at 21.85 million kl.