Japan Nov customs-cleared Iran crude imports fall 18.8 pct

TOKYO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Japan's customs-cleared crude oilimports from Iran fell 18.8 percent in November from a yearearlier, data from the Ministry of Finance showed on Thursday,as Western sanctions squeezed shipments from the Middle Easterncountry. Japan, the world's third-biggest user of oil, imported 1,246,176 kilolitres (261,273 barrels per day) of Iraniancrude last month, compared with 1