Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday that economic and social activity “should not come to a halt” due to power outages caused by the conflict in the Middle East, reports Anadolu.

According to local media reports from Tokyo-based Kyodo News, her comments came days after the Japanese government asked the public to limit energy use due to supply uncertainties resulting from the war in the East. Medium.

“I don’t believe that economic or social activity should stop at this point,” Takaichi said in response to a question in parliament from an opposition lawmaker on the need to implement emergency economic measures.

The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Israeli war against Iran, which began on February 28, has prompted resource-poor Asian countries including Japan to seek reducing fuel consumption.

Japan relies on the Middle East for crude oil imports.

Takaichi went on to say that his government is working to secure oil supplies from other sources.

Japan has released its strategic oil reserves twice, with a third release scheduled for May 1.

For now, Takaichi said he does not see the need to draft a budget. complementary, with the government able to use reserve budget funds if necessary to respond to the situation in the Middle East.

Parliament approved a record fiscal budget of 122.31 trillion yen ($768 billion) for 2026 earlier this month.

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Source: prizrenpost