Japan plans to send 270 sailors to Middle East to guard ships -Nikkei

Japan is working on a plan to send about 270 seamen to the Middle East to guard ships supplying Japan under a law that allows military deployments for research and intelligence gathering, the Nikkei business daily said.

source https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-japan/japan-plans-to-send-270-sailors-to-middle-east-to-guard-ships-nikkei-idUSKBN1Y904V?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews