Japan Weighs Trump-backed $44 Billion Alaska Gas Pipeline Project, Hires Consultant

Reporting From Alaska- Former Japanese PM surrendered to Trump on trade deal, economist says

The best analysis I’ve found of the prospect that Japan will give Donald Trump $550 billion—money that Trump can use to order the building of the Alaska LNG pipeline and other projects—comes from economist and author Richard Katz, who has been writing about the Japanese economy for more than four decades.He contends that the now former prime minister of Japan caved to Trump’s demands and that it will be contentious when the Japanese public learn…

Japan Weighs Trump-backed $44 Billion Alaska Gas Pipeline Project, Hires Consultant

Japan Weighs Trump-backed $44 Billion Alaska Gas Pipeline Project, Hires Consultant Daniel Onyango Tue, 09/09/2025 - 13:33 Japan has hired energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie to assess a proposed 800-mile Alaska gas pipeline and liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The move signals Japan’s seriousness in supporting the $44 billion project championed by U.S. President Donald Trump, with the asse…