Trump's call for Japan to send warships to Strait of Hormuz puts Takaichi in bind

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President Trump is pressing Japan to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz as part of a coalition effort to reopen the critical waterway, placing Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in a difficult diplomatic position. The request comes less than a week before Takaichi is scheduled for a summit with Trump in Washington. Japan's constitutional and political constraints on military deployment abroad make compliance politically complex.

The U.S. president’s push for a “team effort” to reopen key waterway comes less than a week before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is due in Washington for a summit with Trump.