美国要求日本：停止进口

Group 1 - The U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bansen has urged Japan to stop importing Russian energy products during a meeting with Japanese Finance Minister Kato Masanobu [4][5] - Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis in 2022, Japan has agreed with G7 members to gradually halt imports of Russian crude oil, but continues to purchase Sakhalin Blend crude oil, which is crucial for Japan's energy security [4][5] - Japan's Ministry of Finance reported that from January to July this year, Japan imported approximately 599,000 barrels of crude oil from Russia, accounting for only 0.1% of total imports during the same period [4] Group 2 - The U.S. is pushing its allies to increase imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the U.S., including participation in the yet-to-be-built Alaska LNG project, which has a total investment of about $44 billion [5] - In recent months, Japan has signed new LNG procurement agreements with several U.S. energy companies, although no substantial agreement has been reached regarding the Alaska project [5]