SDF chief says Japan communicating with U.S. over coalition plan

The top uniformed officer of Japan's Self-Defense Forces said Thursday Japan is in communication with the United States regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for a military coalition to safeguard commercial shipping in the Middle East."It's true that Japan and the United States are communicating over a range of matters regarding the situation (in the Strait of Hormuz)," Koji Yamazaki, the chief of the SDF's Joint Staff, told a press conference.Calling the strait off Iran and Oman "a vitally important region in terms of our country's energy security," Yamazaki said the Japanese govern…READ FULL ARTICLE