TOKYO: Japan plans to start releasing oil from its stockpiles on March 16 to soften the shock from the US-Israeli war on Iran, a stark reminder of the oil crisis half a century ago that prompted Tokyo to create reserves. As gasoline prices across Japan started to rise with the war disrupting supplies from the Gulf’s Strait of Hormuz, Tokyo pledged to release a record 80 million barrels of oil, about 45 days of supply for the resource-poor nation.

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TOKYO: Japan plans to start releasing oil from its stockpiles on March 16 to soften the shock from the US-Israeli war on Iran, a stark reminder of the oil crisis half a century…

Tokyo's move comes as oil prices remain elevated amid the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.