Japan's July crude imports from Iran rise 38.3 pct from June

TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's crude oil imports from Iran in July rose 38.3 percent from a month earlier to 847,951 kilolitres, or 172,047 barrels per day, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) data showed on Friday. Japan imported no Iranian oil in July 2012 for the first time since 1981 as Iran's third-biggest oil buyer reined in its appetite to avoid falling foul of European ...