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Japan's PM vows all diplomatic efforts to ensure passage of vessels through Hormuz

AL-MONITOR
Apr 30, 2026
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to media after Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning, saying it expected tsunami waves of up to 3 meters to reach large coastal areas in northern Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the northeastern coast of Japan, at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 20, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN. — KYODO

TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday that she will continue all diplomatic efforts to ensure the passage of all vessels though the Strait of Hormuz.

Takaichi made the comment after phone talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Takaichi said that in the process of ensuring the safe passage of a Japanese-related vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, she personally appealed directly to the president and, together with the foreign minister and the embassy, carried out various diplomatic efforts.

(Reporting by Kaori Kaneko. Editing by Mark Potter)