A vessel owned ?by a Japanese company carrying three Japanese crew members safely passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and ?exited the Gulf, Japan¡¯s Foreign Ministry said.
The ?vessel, which had been stuck in the Gulf due to the Iran ?war, is now sailing toward Japan, ?MOFA said, adding the government had coordinated with Iran ?over the passage.
The vessel is a Liberian-flagged crude oil ?tanker owned ?by Japan¡¯s Kyoei Tanker, the ?company said.
All Japan-linked vessels ?carrying ?Japanese crew members have now evacuated the Gulf, the ministry said.
¡°Following the recent signing of ?a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, the government will continue making every diplomatic effort ?to ?ensure that free and safe ?navigation of vessels in the ?Strait of Hormuz resumes promptly¡°, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on X.
Thirty-seven vessels linked ?to Japan are still waiting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, Takaichi added.
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