FocusJapanese exit from Russian LNG projects could see ‘lost’ volumes flow to ChinaTokyo currently opting to put energy security first as it considers optionsMaiden cargo: a liquefied natural gas tanker arrives in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, in 2009 with the first shipment from the Sakhalin 2 project in RussiaPhoto: AFP/SCANPIXAmanda BattersbySingapore