Japan holds off naval deployment to Hormuz Strait
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May 1 (Asia Today) -- Japan considered deploying its Self-Defense Forces to the Strait of Hormuz ahead of a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump but ultimately held back due to constitutional and legal constraints, reports said Friday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reviewed options in March to send naval assets to the region amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, according to Japanese media. Two proposals were examined: dispatching minesweepers under Japan's Self-Defense Forces law or
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