
(LEAD) Trump calls on Japan to 'step up' as U.S. seeks to keep Strait of Hormuz open | Yonhap News Agency
(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 12-19)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 19 (Yonhap) -- U....

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 12-19)By Song Sang-ho WASHINGTON, March 19 (Yonhap) -- U....
Ahead of their summit, Tokyo joined European countries in issuing a joint statement expressing a readiness 'to contribute to appropriate efforts' to secure the Strait of Hormuz.

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