Foreign media: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on March 22 that if Iran, the United States, and Israel achieve a ceasefire, Japan may dispatch a mine-sweeping ship from its Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz to conduct mine-sweeping operations.
Motegi emphasized that Japan's mine-sweeping technology is "at the top level in the world," and stated that if mines pose an obstacle after the ceasefire, "it might have to consider" sending the Self-Defense Forces. He also announced that a Japanese citizen previously detained by Iran has been released and returned home.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takeda recently explained to Trump during the Japan-US summit the legal restrictions on Japan's deployment of defense vessels, and Motegi said the U.S. expressed understanding, with both sides not making specific commitments. The Strait of Hormuz handles more than 90% of Japan's crude oil imports, and this conflict has threatened Middle Eastern stability and global energy supply since the US-Israeli air strikes on Iran on February 28.
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