TOKYO - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Thursday it is unlikely that Japan will deploy its Self-Defense Forces for a possible mine-sweeping operation in the Strait of Hormuz, where oil and gas transportation has all but ground to a halt due to the conflict in the Middle East.
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