Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to win Trump's favor

Japan already has the best stable supply from Australia. US LPG from Alaska would cost more, take longer to get to Japan and increase transport costs from a more distant supplier.

Drag it out for four years until Trump is nothing but a smear in history.

You are confusing respect with disdain and mockery.

A reminder that United States are an imperialist country trying to safeguard its own interests.

Since the outbreak of war in Ukraine and disruptions in pipeline flows from Russia, the United States has increased LNG sales to Europe by 140 percent. Go figure!

The respect Trump already is commanding is incredible.

You are confusing respect with disdain and mockery.

...as long as Japan still has concession for buying Russian gas eh. I can see Trump totally convinced Japan under Ishiba is America's friend, NOT.

Seriously, under Obama and Biden, sanctions and its overuse has not only been diminished, it has driven cheap Russian energy towards China, America's only meaningful competitor.

Not hard to see why Japanese people didn't want Ishiba, and American people didn't want Harris.

Please, do not cower to this convicted criminal

Japan will be abused and threatened by trump.

Japan is now in a loose, loose situation.

Groveling to trump, will not help!!

WoodyLeeToday  08:11 am JST

Sad, all Japan needs to do is to reduce tariffs rates on U.S products like automobiles

Japan has a 6.3% tariff on U.S. automobiles.

The United States has a 2.5% tariff on passenger cars but a 25% tariff on SUVs. More importantly, 40% of Japanese cars sold in the U.S. are manufactured in factories in the United States.

Pukey2Today 02:52 pm JST

TaiwanisChina:

Some countries choose not to embrace the genocide way of life.

Yeah, that's why many of us, unlike the US regime and your current and past presidents, are not supportive of Israel.

The genocide in Ukraine is greater in magnitude.

Trying to curry favor with an untrustworthy con man like Trump is a fool's game. Moreover, Trump has no more than a simpleton's take on negotiation, seeing only winners and losers. The idea of genuine mutual benefit is beyond his toddler's grasp of macroeconomics.

Trump is a synonym for transactional, yet as a deal-maker he's an oxymoron. His failed businesses and his trail of bankruptcies should assure the Japanese side they have nothing to fear from this incompetent blowhard.

Remember the US has a large trade surplus in services (including with Japan) which make up about a third of the total. Remember too that Japan more than makes up for its trade surplus in goods with existing FDI stock. No new investment required

TaiwanisChina:

Some countries choose not to embrace the genocide way of life.

Yeah, that's why many of us, unlike the US regime and your current and past presidents, are not supportive of Israel.

iknowallToday 12:31 pm JST

The respect Trump already is commanding is incredible.

Not from our enemies it isn't.

The sky isn't going to fall in your head due to you consuming a little fossil fuel. Stay warm!

It's not "a little"

You know, the US people have astonishing technical prowess, mind blowing it innovation.

When it comes to the manufacturing, the craft heavy lifting, the wheels wobble, the trolley falls apart, the paint flakes.

Far simpler for Toyota etc to build the next EV for the US market in America.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba can rush to Washington DC and break bread with President Trump, h

However appease with "pipe line" investment, offer out that "hand" of future "trading" agreements, promises of milltary contracts, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will be fortunate to pull back a shoulder blade.

Aren’t we supposed to be moving away from fossil fuels due to the fact that… Well, the end of the world and all that.

The sky isn't going to fall in your head due to you consuming a little fossil fuel. Stay warm!

What happened to the Russian pipeline plan? Gheesh these globalist dictators really wanna make everyone poor and a slave

wallaceToday  12:20 pm JST

The pipeline and terminal would be in Alaska, not Canada.

thanks.

Japan has doubts about the viability of the proposed 800-mile pipeline – intended to link fields in Alaska's north to a port in the south, where gas would be liquefied and shipped to Asian customers – because of the overall costs of the gas relative to other sources.

mmmh

CNOOC, has just completed the final stages of a h.p. (high pressure) Lng field off the east coast not russia they got plenty to spare, home demand is currently down. but if I knows Mr T must Nose??? The left eyes a deal. the right weighs the cost benefits.

The respect Trump already is commanding is incredible.

The pipeline and terminal would be in Alaska, not Canada.

if u.s. tariffs are put on canada, why would anyone assume canada would allow the pipeline to be built?

ok, you can build it, and all the gas moving through it will have a 25% tariff.

"Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline .'

That's an excellent idea, although we all love clean air, clean water among others by now it's apparently clear the frequent global weather changes will be difficult to rely on the so called clean energy.

Just cut through all these waste of time and resources. Just Trump to appoint his/a governor in Tokyo.

Signalling Japan prefers cheaper Russian LNG.

Hope so!

Japan manufactures many energy-intensive things. It's suicide to push those manufacturers' costs up.

Japan has doubts about the viability of the proposed 800-mile pipeline – intended to link fields in Alaska's north to a port in the south, where gas would be liquefied and shipped to Asian customers – because of the overall costs of the gas relative to other sources.

Signalling Japan prefers cheaper Russian LNG.

The carpet-crawling and ring-kissing begins.

Britain is doing the same. Ludicrious.

The problem they face, is that they are dealing with a thin-skinned screaming baby with armed with a machine gun. But even with this, they should just tell him to get stuffed.

Strong commercial relationships are supposed to build mutual benefits and dependency of both parts and so, would increase exchange between nations that would avoid more serious conflicts and war. It seems crazy to invest so much money in fossil sources of energy, it would make sense to invest in local clean sources of energy as wind, solar and why not, sea tydes, sea water current streams.

Kiss my ring, knave!

Which one?

Sad and unnecessary.

What would Hoshino Michio made of this?

@Newgirlintowm

Yes, a headline like this in 2025 looks truly dystopian.

no reason to pipe gas 800 miles south. expand the existing lng facility in alaska. china, japan and the pacific are already customers.

lpg is a big market for japan, so add lpg processing to alaska.

the u.s. is still a net importer of gas from canada. 43% of u.s. electrical generation is from gas.

simple, efficient solutions are never the goal in government. congress and the executive branch have different goals. congress wants money for their states and, in this case, the administration wants talking points.

Why would Japan give money to the US unless it's an investment deal?

Japan weighs Alaska LNG pipeline pledge to kiss Trump's derriere

Headline fixed.

You have to consider that the USA can't manufacture cars for the modern err. The word for their inability to manufacture most items is abysmal. The first port of call when his tariff policy turn south will be Japan for cars, Not the EU and definitely not China due their bias against their race. We saw USA racism against China rise it head during Covid. Just keep tell Trump anything that primes his ego and you be right. USA enjoy a culture of licking their rear end as a signals respect. LOL yes I know. every other country find it abhorrent.

Pukey2Today  08:24 am JST

Cheap gas just up north from Japan and yet they choose gas on the other side of the planet and at several times the cost? Same with Europe. Oh wait, Europe is now banking on Russia to help them save Greenland.

Some countries choose not to embrace the genocide way of life.

garymalmgrenToday  07:25 am JST

RE; the $56 billion bilateral trade deficit

That is one year.

Imagine what the cumulative imbalance has built up to over the past 30 years or so.

It's compensated by the dollar assets Japan holds and nothing more. There no more debt than the national debt of the of the US which is less than Japan and in line with other western countries.

I wonder which countries the US DOESN'T have a trade imbalance with?

Not ones dependent on manufacturing unlike the US

"Japan has doubts about the viability of the proposed 800-mile pipeline...." and yet you're going to waste tax payer's money just to appease the narcissist man-child? How about reminding him that Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities?

Cheap gas just up north from Japan and yet they choose gas on the other side of the planet and at several times the cost? Same with Europe. Oh wait, Europe is now banking on Russia to help them save Greenland.

And when Pres. Trumps term is over things will go right back to where it was and that's why Japan will NOT reduce it's import tax brackets, better paying $44 billion now and get it back in no time at all.

Kiss my ring, knave!

Sad, all Japan needs to do is to reduce tariffs rates on U.S products like automobiles and machinery but it wont happen because as we all know what will happen.

$56 Billion is not as bad as some other nations exporting to the U.S. and it can be worked out as Pres. Trump once said " all I am asking for is fairness ".

Fantastic news!

Drill baby drill, ganbaru Nippon!

Sounds like Japan's taking a cautious approach, which is generally a good idea when dealing with someone whose moods change depending on how full his diaper is.

RE; the $56 billion bilateral trade deficit

That is one year.

Imagine what the cumulative imbalance has built up to over the past 30 years or so.

I wonder which countries the US DOESN'T have a trade imbalance with?

"Trump's going to want to know what Japan will do for him," said Machida, adding that he had spoken to Japanese government officials about the proposal.

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The days of President Trump being lambasted by talking heads on woke news networks has ended-get in line to curry favor is the new paradigm.

Put that in your SDG pipe and smoke it.

Insecure Japanese leaders,bowing to an insecure incompetent Trump

Aren’t we supposed to be moving away from fossil fuels due to the fact that… Well, the end of the world and all that.