“If there were to be a complete ceasefire, hypothetically speaking, then things like minesweeping could come up,” Motegi said. Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi speaks during the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 27 last year. Takaichi told reporters after the Washington summit that she had briefed Trump on what support Japan could and could not provide in the Strait under its laws. In other news, Motegi said one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has been released. The person, who has not been publicly identified, was released on Wednesday and would be returning to Japan, he said.
