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Japan-owned vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Japan says
Japan said the last Japan-linked tanker with Japanese crew left the Gulf, while 37 other vessels remained stranded, officials said.
- On Friday, a Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker owned by Kyoei Tanker safely exited the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, marking the final vessel carrying Japanese crew members to depart the region.
- The transit followed the U.S. military's Thursday announcement lifting the closure of the strait after Washington and Tehran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding the previous day to end their war.
- While this vessel departed, 37 other Japan-related vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf; Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated Japan continues making "every diplomatic effort" to ensure safe navigation resumes.
- Following "arrangements" with the Iranian side for the tanker's passage, the ship is now heading toward Japan, as Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed the government is working to restore navigation promptly.
- Resource-Poor Japan relies heavily on Middle East crude oil imports via the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway blocked since late February due to the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.
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All Japanese sailors trapped in the Strait of Hormuz have escaped. All Japanese sailors who had been trapped in the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran in late February have escaped. While 37 additional Japanese-related vessels remain in the Persian Gulf, it is reported that none of them carry Japanese nationality. (Yomiuri Shimbun, 21)
Japan-owned vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz on Friday, Japan ...
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Japan-owned vessel passed through Strait of Hormuz on Friday (June 19), Japan says
TOKYO: A vessel owned by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese crew members safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday (June 19) and exited the Gulf. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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