Will Japan be pulled into defending the Strait of Hormuz?

Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald · Mar 31, 2026 · 28m

President Trump’s campaign to pull allies like Australia and Japan into defending the Strait of Hormuz is growing more urgent by the day. Japan's pacifist constitution is seemingly at odds with the US calling for them to send warships to secure the Strait of Hormuz. Former Japanese ambassador to Australia, Shingo Yamagami, insists there are ways the country can contribute without directly going against their constitutional prerogative. But how far will they be pulled into US interests?

And will it influence Australia to do the same?

Guest: Shingo Yamagami, former Japanese ambassador to…