Japanese Government Announces Complete Evacuation of All Japanese Nationals from Persian Gulf

Japanese Government: "One Japanese-Affiliated Vessel Safely Passes Through the Strait of Hormuz"

As tensions in the Middle East have begun to subside, the Japanese government announced on June 19 that a Japanese-crewed vessel, whose voyage had been restricted due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has safely exited the strait. As a result, all Japanese nationals who had remained at sea in the Persian Gulf following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict have now completed their evacuation.

Oil tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz. Yonhap News Agency

During a regular briefing on the same day, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi stated, "Today, one Japanese-affiliated vessel that had been in the Persian Gulf has safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz and is heading for Japan, with three Japanese crew members on board. With this, all Japanese nationals who were in the Persian Gulf have now left."

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also posted on her X account (formerly Twitter) that there had been a total of 24 Japanese nationals at sea in the Persian Gulf since the outbreak of the Middle East crisis, and that with the passage of this vessel through the Strait of Hormuz, all have now evacuated. She added, "Through the signing of a memorandum of cessation of hostilities between the United States and Iran, we will make every diplomatic effort to ensure that free and safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz is quickly restored, so that the remaining 37 Japanese-affiliated vessels can also promptly pass through the strait."

Foreign Minister Motegi also explained that there have been no major health issues reported regarding the three Japanese crew members who exited the Strait of Hormuz on this day.

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