Koichi Hagiuda, executive acting secretary-general of the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party. He said the government is carefully examining the possibility of dispatching Self-Defense Forces troops to the Strait of Hormuz after the United States recently proposed putting together a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen.
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We can't act as if we are not an interested party. Cooperation with the international community is important. Some 80% of vessels transporting oil to Japan pass through the strait.
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Ricky Kaminski13
It’s true though, the strategy of fence sitting is coming to an end. Nothing wrong with being assertive.
Mister X
LDP, please stop finding excuses to be America's lapdog and risk Japanese lives to help fight their imperialistic wars.
gokai_wo_maneku
Militarist PM Abe is finally getting his chance to be a wartime PM. Just like his grandpa. You know they believe that Japan fought an honorable war during WWII.
Tokyo-Engr
I believe it is an interesting question;
Do the oil tankers/ships need a military escort considering the current situation and what happened to the UAE based ship? A ship and the crew members are now being held captive.
Who should be responsible for protecting the ships?
Should those countries who benefit free passage through the Straits of Hormuz contribute to the effort of protecting the ships?I am not a fan of Abe and not encouraging war however the above questions need to be addressed.