Amid a series of attacks on ships by the Houthis around the Red Sea, Fumiya Kokubun, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Association, acknowledged that there is a growing risk that the canal will become a hindrance to maritime logistics not only in the Red Sea but around the world. .
At a press conference held on the 7th, Fumiya Kokubun, chairman of the Japan Foreign Trade Association, commented on the series of attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. We need to keep in mind the risk of sudden occurrences in the future.''He added, ``I am concerned about whether there are strong diplomatic connections between Iran and the United States.It is risky for the two countries to develop into a confrontational structure.'' "And that's not what the world wants, so I hope they'll be rational."
Chairman Kokubun also mentioned that, in addition to the measures taken to bypass the Suez Canal via the Red Sea for maritime logistics, the Panama Canal in Central America was facing problems that restricted ship passage due to water shortages caused by a record drought. Based on this, he stated, ``Currently, canals are a major problem in the world's maritime logistics, and they need to be considered as a risk factor.''