Japan signals hesitation on Hormuz escort mission request

Japan signals hesitation on Hormuz escort mission request Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi said the threshold is “extremely high” for Tokyo to send warships to help protect shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Speaking to the public broadcaster NHK, Kobayashi said that while Japan does not rule out the possibility legally, “given the current situation in which this conflict is ongoing, I believe this is something that must be considered with great caution.