Expert worried Abe's security stance is undermining ties with Mideast

Expert worried Abe's security stance is undermining ties with Mideast

Chiba University professor Yoshiko Kurita, an expert on contemporary Middle Eastern history, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on June 12, 2015. She expressed concern that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's frequent reference to the Strait of Hormuz in arguing that the Self-Defense Forces can be dispatched there for minesweeping operations is tantamount to trying to pick a fight with the Middle East, threatening to undermine bilateral relations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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