Trump is now formally pressuring Japan to send ships to the Strait of Hormuz. Last week Takaichi called the question hypothetical and refused to answer. That dodge is over. 10,000 protesters in Tokyo. More in Kyoto. Japan's peace constitution exists for exactly this moment. If Japan says yes, the Self Defense Forces sail into a war zone. If Japan says no, Trump melts down. Either way, Takaichi owns the answer.