Daily brief
Japan's ruling coalition has proposed a significant easing of the nation's rules on the export of lethal defense equipment, a move experts describe as a serious departure from its postwar pacifist path.
A Japan-related commercial ship was damaged in the Gulf of Oman, with the link to Iran remaining unclear.
The United States has offered insurance for commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the murder of a girl using concrete.