Japan Will Aim to Keep Stake in Russia's Sakhalin-2, Nikkei Says.

Keywords: 8031@JP; 8058@JP; ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; BUSINESS; CMD; COS; EUROPE; EURTOP; GOV; INDUSTRIES; JAPAN; MARKETS; NRG; RUSSIA; STK; UTI; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAS EN 8031@JP 8058@JP ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP BUSINESS CMD COS EUROPE EURTOP GOV INDUSTRIES JAPAN MARKETS NRG RUSSIA STK UTI WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAS (Bloomberg) -- Japan will seek to maintain its stake in the Sakhalin-2 natural gas project in Russia's far east, the Nikkei newspaper said, after President Vladimir Putin signed a decree transferring rights to a new Russian company just over two weeks ago. 8031@JP, 8058@JP, ALLTOP, ASIA, ASIATOP, BUSINESS, CMD, COS, EUROPE, EURTOP, GOV, INDUSTRIES, JAPAN, MARKETS, NRG, RUSSIA, STK, UTI, WORLD, WWTOP, WWTOPAS. [Extracted from the article]