From: NewsFeed
Japan PM: Hormuz closure ‘inflicting enormous impact’ on Asia Pacific
Japan’s PM says the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘inflicting an ‘enormous impact’ on Asia Pacific.
Japan’s PM says the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘inflicting an ‘enormous impact’ on Asia Pacific.
![United States President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi walk on the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at a US naval base, before speaking to members of the military in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, on October 28, 2025 [Mark Schiefelbein/AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AP25301364841273-1776925513.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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