The hijacking of a Japanese freighter by the Houthis in Yemen became the first victim of the spread of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The status of the freighter and the hostages is still unknown. In response, Japan sent not only the Self-Defense Forces, but also the ** to the Gulf of Aden. Japan's Self-Defense Forces said they had been fighting piracy in the Gulf of Aden for a long time, and during that time they had protected 4,068 civilian vessels and provided information to other countries** and civilian vessels 15,972 times. However, during a joint voyage with the U.S. military, the U.S. and Japanese forces were attacked. Although the two missiles failed to hit the Japanese ship and instead fell into the sea 18 kilometers away from the Japanese ship, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force stressed the seriousness of the attack and said that the ship and personnel were not injured.
They said they would continue to carry out escort missions in the Gulf of Aden. The article mentions the embarrassing things that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force encountered when carrying out escort missions, and the article points out that Japan's maximum speed is only 55 kilometers per hour, that is, 30 knots per hour, which is almost the same as China's coast guard ships. The Gulf of Aden is one of the most important international shipping lanes in the world, with a large number of merchant ships crossing it every day, playing a vital role in the global economy. However, the region is known for piracy, so countries have sent ** to carry out escort missions. Japan's Self-Defense Forces also played an important role in this, but the Japanese side suffered the embarrassment of being injured twice.
It is worth mentioning that China's only overseas base is nearby, and the US side also revealed that the Chinese side was also nearby at the time of the incident. In the face of such a situation, the Japanese side should also reflect on why it was Japan that was injured twice. The article also pointed out that Japan's attitude has been relatively cautious, and it has also learned some lessons from blindly taking sides in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Fundamentally, however, Japan is still unable to achieve strategic autonomy, which has led to the impression that Japan has left the international community with the following footsteps of the United States. As a self-defense force, Japan should take strengthening its own defense as its main task and goal, but in recent times, the Japanese side has gone wrong one after another. If you follow the United States to meddle in the affairs of other countries, you will not get good retribution.
Otherwise, one or two missiles may be just the beginning, and I am afraid that the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force will face more and more threats in the future. In addition, the article also pointed out that the United States does not seem to be able to give Japan anything but shouting in times of danger. There is still no news about the cargo ship that was seized by the Houthis last time, and the United States, which Japan relies on, has not helped. Recently, the "Osprey" fighter plane, a US weapon of mass destruction, crashed near Yakushima Island in Japan. At present, the Japanese side has put a big question mark on the safety of US military aircraft, and it will not dare to use this Osprey aircraft again until the cause is found.
In summary, the above series of events clearly shows that as an influential country, Japan must always maintain a cautious and objective attitude in handling international affairs, especially in the military field. Only in this way can we effectively safeguard Japan's credibility and image in the international community, avoid miscalculations, and provide the necessary guarantees for our own security.