TOKYO -- Japan could pay one-third more per year for imported liquefied natural gas if it exits the Sakhalin-2 LNG project in Russia, a potentially fateful decision for the energy-poor Asian nation.
Price tag for imports to jump 35% if Mitsui, Mitsubishi pull out of energy project

A tanker carrying U.S. LNG arrives in Japan. (Photo by Ryosuke Hanafusa)
TOKYO -- Japan could pay one-third more per year for imported liquefied natural gas if it exits the Sakhalin-2 LNG project in Russia, a potentially fateful decision for the energy-poor Asian nation.