Japan Warns NSW Coal Reservation Scheme Could Undermine Relationship between Two Countries

Coal operations at the Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, on Nov. 18, 2015. William West/AFP via Getty Images

Japan has warned that its relationship with Australia could be jeopardised as a coal reservation scheme by the New South Wales (NSW) government risks cutting coal exports to the country.

According to The Australian, Japanese Consul-General Tokuda Shuichi had written a letter to the NSW government to express the concerns of Japanese companies about the coal reservation measure introduced in mid-January.