Japan’s Complex Stake in Freedom of Transit: Tough Calculus Behind Tokyo’s Stance on the Strait of Hormuz
With Iran disrupting vital oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, the Japanese government has for the first time taken a clear position in support of the right of transit passage through “international straits.“ But the policy shift could come back to bite Japan as it strives to defend its territory against hostile incursions.
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