Japanese customers pay high tax component on gasoline compared to other countries according to OECD petrol prices

OECD Petrol Prices

(All prices in cents per litre)

Britain      84.6 cents = price less tax, 123.7 cents = tax component
Japan       101.6 cents = price less tax, 72.7 cents = tax component
Australia   93.7 cents = price less tax, 51.3 cents = tax component
USA        85 cents = price less tax, 12.3 cents = tax component

Source: ACCC

From: Among the cheapest, but country pays more by Lanai Vasek
The Australian Newspaper,
Friday December 9, 2011, page 5