### [2026-04-29](/feed/2026/04/29/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi confirms that the Japan-flagged crude oil tanker "Idemitsu Maru" has successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz, making it the first direct passage of a Japanese oil tanker to cross the waterway since the war began on February 28. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via AA](https://v.aa.com.tr/3921800)
2. [Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/japan-lobbied-iran-get-tanker-through-strait-hormuz-11891877)
3. [The Chosun Ilbo](https://www.chosun.com/english/world-en/2026/04/30/2EPWVVCKYBCIJOY6LAFW2NCAYE/)

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