TOKYO, April 3. /TASS/. The first Japanese vessel went through the Strait of Hormuz from the start of the US and Israeli strikes against Iran, according to marine traffic monitoring service data seen by TASS.

Sohar LNG carrier owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, earlier anchored 100 km away from the strait, successfully passed through it. The ship is now off the Omani coast.

As of the start of April, 45 ships related to Japan remained blocked in the Persian Gulf.