Japan scrambles to find alternatives to Russian coal

Utilities as well as steel and paper makers hunt for other sources as costs rise

SHOYA OKINAGA, RYO MUKANO and TAITO KUROSE, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese power companies and paper manufacturers are racing to find substitutes to Russian coal, after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday the country will phase out the imports over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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