Japanese investors need energy security certainty: ambassador

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“In order to deepen our co-operation, it is essential that a reliable investment environment be upheld and strengthened, and I look forward to Australia and Japan working closely on this front as well.” This week, Greens leader Adam Bandt demanded Australia cancel gas export to countries such as Japan and divert the gas for domestic use, rather than open new gas fields. There was also widespread anger inside Labor when The West Australian newspaper reported that WA Labor MPs Josh Wilson and Zaneta Mascarenhas met anti-gas activists in Canberra this week in protest against Woodside’s proposed Burrup gas project. China...