EnergyGovernment aims to diversify oil import routes to bolster energy securityPrime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announce a strategy to circumvent the blocked Strait of Hormuz at the Green Transformation Implementation Council meeting this Wednesday. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Reuters)Nikkei staff writersAugust 25, 2026 18:55 JSTTOKYO -- The Japanese government will assist Middle Eastern countries in constructing oil pipelines along routes that bypass the Strait of Hormuz, Nikkei learned on Tuesday.
Japan to support oil pipelines that bypass Strait of Hormuz
Government aims to diversify oil import routes to bolster energy security
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