Japan won't join U.S.-led maritime coalition in Gulf: newspaper

Japan will not join a U.S.-led security mission to protect merchant vessels passing through key Middle Eastern waterways, but will consider deploying its naval force independently, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-japan/japan-wont-join-u-s-led-maritime-coalition-in-gulf-newspaper-idUSKCN1VO02T?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews