
Will Japan be pulled into defending the Strait of Hormuz?
From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 3/31/2026

From Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Published 3/31/2026
President Trump’s campaign to pull allies like Australia and Japan into defending the Strait of Hormuz is growing more urgent by the day. Japan's pacifist constitution is seemingly at odds with the US calling for them to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Former Japanese ambassador to…