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Economy‘End gasoline subsidies and pivot to EV adoption,’ former IEA chief Tanaka Nobuo says on Japan’s path out of the energy crisis

Former International Energy Agency chief Tanaka Nobuo argues that Japan should end gasoline subsidies and shift policy toward promoting electric vehicles. The discussion examines how energy officials around the world view the shock of a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Tanaka says the disruption to oil and natural-gas supplies is, historically, the largest in scale. The interview considers Japan’s route to overcoming the energy crisis.

Japan energy policygasoline subsidieselectric vehiclesStrait of Hormuz

TToyo Keizai★★★☆☆2026-07-14 21:00Original

‘End gasoline subsidies and pivot to EV adoption,’ former IEA chief Tanaka Nobuo says on Japan’s path out of the energy crisis
‘End gasoline subsidies and pivot to EV adoption,’ former IEA chief Tanaka Nobuo says on Japan’s path out of the energy crisisEconomy