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Japan supports alternative oil pipelines to bypass the Strait of Hormuz

Japan is supporting alternative oil pipeline routes intended to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

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The move reflects concern over a strategically vital oil chokepoint and potential energy-supply disruption.

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