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Takayuki Kobayashi, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, presents the party's recommendations to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2026
Japan assesses feasibility of sending minesweepers to Strait of Hormuz
Kobayashi said that sending minesweepers after the war is one option for securing Â鶹´«Ã½ national interests within legal constraints.
A map showing the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command claimed that two of its warships transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin clearing Iranian-laid mines ¡ª a claim Tehran has denied.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 12, 2026
U.S. says warships transit Strait of Hormuz in mine clearance op
Trump called the operation ¡°a favor¡± to countries such as China, Japan and France that ¡°don¡¯t have the Courage or Will to do this work themselves.¡±
Iran cannot locate all of the mines it laid in the Strait of Hormuz and lacks the capability to remove them, the U.S. says, one reason Tehran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration¡¯s admonitions to let more traffic pass through the waterway.
WORLD
Apr 11, 2026
Iran unable to find mines in Strait of Hormuz, U.S. says
The development is one reason Iran has not been able to quickly comply with the Trump administration¡¯s admonitions to let more traffic pass through the strait.
A Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel dispatched to the Persian Gulf in 1991, after the end of the Gulf War, for a minesweeping mission
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2026
Japan to carefully consider minesweeping in Strait of Hormuz
The government believes it is difficult to engage in minesweeping in the strait while the U.S. and Iran are in conflict.
Ships from the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Minesweeper Division 51 make a port call in Manila in September 2015
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2026
Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says
Tokyo ?has no immediate ?plans to seek arrangements to allow passage through ?the Strait of Hormuz for stranded Japanese vessels, Motegi ?said
Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman¡¯s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
WORLD
Mar 15, 2026
Trump urges Japan and other countries to send warships to reopen Strait of Hormuz
Tehran¡¯s ability to stop shipping through the strait, a major channel for oil and gas shipping, could give it enormous leverage over the U.S. and its allies.
A tanker passes through the Strait of Hormuz. U.K. officials stated Thursday that they believe Iran is laying mines in the Strait.
WORLD
Mar 13, 2026
Iran has likely begun laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, U.K. says
The narrowness of the Strait of Hormuz makes the danger of sea mines more acute, as ships have less room to maneuver and greater odds of striking one of the weapons.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 12, 2026
Japan not planning to send minesweepers to Middle East, Takaichi says
The prime minister said that while details about the use of sea mines are unclear, Japan wouldn¡¯t be able to get involved in mine clearance as long as the conflict continues.
Tankers sail in the Persian Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Mar 12, 2026
Iranian sea mines: The West¡¯s waterborne nightmare
Any Iranian mining of the vital Strait of Hormuz, as its forces did in the 1980s, would be a problem for Western demining teams.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

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