美财长贝森特向日本施压：停止进口俄罗斯能源

Group 1 - Japan's Finance Minister, Kato Katsunobu, met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen to discuss Japan's energy imports from Russia and the U.S.-Japan economic relationship [1][3] - Yellen expressed the expectation for Japan to stop importing Russian energy, while Kato did not provide a direct answer, emphasizing Japan's commitment to G7 coordination [1][3] - Japan has recently lowered the price cap for Russian crude oil imports from $60 to $47.60 per barrel, aligning with the EU's sanctions [3] Group 2 - Despite the G7 agreement to gradually stop importing Russian oil, Japan continues to purchase Sakhalin blended crude oil, which is crucial for its energy security, accounting for about 9% of its LNG imports [3] - Japan imported 599,000 barrels of crude oil from Russia from January to July this year, representing 0.1% of its total imports [3] - The U.S. government is encouraging allies, including Japan, to purchase more American LNG, with Japan signing multiple procurement agreements but lacking a specific deal for the Alaska LNG project [3]