James D.J. Brown is associate professor of political science at the Japan campus of Temple University in Tokyo.
The Japanese government continues to talk a good game in opposing Russia's war in Ukraine.
EU has shown its seriousness in stemming gas purchases but Tokyo has not


Sakhalin-2 liquefied natural gas project in 2009: Japan's policy toward Russia is equivocal. © Kyodo
James D.J. Brown is associate professor of political science at the Japan campus of Temple University in Tokyo.
The Japanese government continues to talk a good game in opposing Russia's war in Ukraine.