Japan’s Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu phoned his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on September 8, 2026, to express concern over the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz. It was reportedly the ninth such phone call between the pair since March. Tokyo’s urgency over the crucial waterway is understandable. While the economic ripples over the […]The post Hormuz crisis forcing Japan to domesticate its energy security appeared first on Asia Times.