Independent Maritime Security Mission In Middle East Under Consideration

The Japanese government is mulling an independent maritime security operation around the Strait of Hormuz, reports the Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo).

On Friday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed the foreign and defense ministries to study an independent naval mission near the Strait of Hormuz during a meeting of the National Security Council.

The government will consider sending new units to the region as well as employing the existing anti-piracy assets already there, said Chief...