TOKYO IS CAUTIOUS ABOUT SENDING TEAMS TO THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SINCE SECURITY SITUATION REMAINS FRAGILE
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“TOKYO IS CAUTIOUS ABOUT SENDING TEAMS TO THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ SINCE SECURITY SITUATION REMAINS FRAGILE”
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Japan's 1991 Gulf deployment was its first overseas naval mission since WWII!
After the Gulf War, Japan sent 6 minesweepers to the Persian Gulf, clearing 34 mines. The mission was controversial at home due to Article 9 of Japan's pacifist constitution, setting a precedent for overseas JMSDF operations.
