Japan to secure energy supply as U.S. ends Iran oil import waivers

The Japanese government on Tuesday vowed to prevent possible disruptions to its energy supply as the United States announced an end to its sanctions waivers for Japan and other countries importing oil from Iran."We will consider necessary steps to make sure that energy supply to Japan is not affected, by exchanging views with Japanese companies concerned," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference.The United States said Monday it will end sanctions waivers granted since November for eight major importers of Iranian crude oil on May 2, sending crude oil prices surging…READ FULL ARTICLE