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Government to review gasoline subsidies as costs mount

Managing Editor · Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 1:06 AM · 1 min read

Government to review gasoline subsidies as costs mount — Japan Times, Tokyo Business news — Image: Japan Times

Japan is providing subsidies to oil wholesalers to curb the average retail price of regular gasoline in the nation at about ¥170 per liter.

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