Japan May Join Mine Clearance Mission in Strait of Hormuz - Foreign Minister
Published on: March 23, 2026, 4 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
TOKYO, Mar 22 : Japan may participate in mine-clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz once hostilities end, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Sunday. “Japan’s mine-clearance technology is one of the best in the world, so – while this remains purely hypothetical – if a ceasefire is achieved and mines pose a barrier, we could explore that option,” Motegi told Fuji Television. Deploying Japan Self-Defense Forces would be highly challenging due to constitutional and legal constraints amid ongoing […]
