Japan mulling ways to ensure vessel safety in Strait of Hormuz: PM Takaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that Japan is considering what it can do within its legal constraints to ensure the safety of Japanese-related vessels and their crews in the Middle East amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.Takaichi's remarks during a parliamentary session came after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded in a social media post that other nations including Japan deploy warships to the Strait of Hormuz to secure oil shipments.Asked by an opposition lawmaker whether Japan would deploy Self-Defense Forces vessels, Takaichi said it is hard to answer a hypothetical questio…READ FULL ARTICLE