【Japanese Podcast】Why Did the Idemitsu Maru Pass Through the Strait of Hormuz?

This week, a Japanese tanker is arriving at Nagoya Port after passing through the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran crisis. But to truly understand why this matters, we need to go back 73 years — to another tanker, another blockade, and a man who defied an empire. A quiet story about how one person's decision can shape a country's relationships for generations to come. 【My Instagram for Japanese Learning】 https://www.instagram.com/yosuke_teac... 【Onikanji】https://onikanji.com/?ref=yosuketeach... OniKanji makes kanji learning fun and easy with real-life examples and interactive practice! It currently offers 660 kanji, with plans to expand to 2,136—covering all essential characters! Your support allows me to dedicate more time to creating new videos! I'll continue to work hard to make helpful videos for everyone, so please keep supporting me! patreon.com/YosukeTeachesJapanese This video will help you practice Japanese shadowing and listening comprehension using simple Japanese. ・You can display subtitles by pressing the subtitle button. ・Don't forget to click the good button and subscribe! If you subscribe, we can create more easy Japanese videos for you. Thank you so much for supporting my channel! ・Time stamp 00:00 はじめに / Introduction 00:21 出光丸（しゅつこうまる）、名古屋港（なごやこう）へ / Idemitsu Maru Heading to Nagoya 02:05 2026年（ねん）のホルムズ海峡（かいきょう）/ The 2026 Hormuz Strait Crisis 04:40 時計（とけい）を1953年へ巻（ま）き戻（もど）す / Rewinding to 1953 06:25 出光佐三（いでみつ さぞう）の決断（けつだん）/ Idemitsu Sazo's Decision 07:27 日章丸（にっしょうまる）、命（いのち）がけの航海（こうかい）/ Nissho Maru's Life-Risking Voyage 09:22 裁判（さいばん）と勝利（しょうり）/ The Trial and Victory 10:12 出光佐三という人物（じんぶつ）/ Who Was Idemitsu Sazo? 13:08 小説（しょうせつ）「海賊（かいぞく）とよばれた男」/ The Novel "Kaizoku to Yobareta Otoko" 14:52 私（わたし）が思（おも）うこと / What I'm Thinking About 16:06 これは誰（だれ）の手柄（てがら）か / Whose Achievement Is This? 17:38 頭（あたま）が下（さ）がる、たくさんの人 / The People I Deeply Respect Hi, I'm Yosuke. I am a Japanese native, born and currently living in Japan. I create videos aimed at helping people who want to learn Japanese in an easy and efficient manner. #jlpt #kanji #japaneselistening #learnJapanese