18:09⇢Hormuz Strait's Economic Shadow
⌨Japanese media editors are overwhelmingly prioritizing the escalating U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict following Supreme Leader Khamenei's death, with multiple outlets reporting Iran's vow of retaliation and Trump's threat of unprecedented-scale attacks (Asahi Shimbun, TBS News, Yomiuri Shimbun, Nikkei Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan, Sankei Shimbun, NHK News, Kyodo News, HuffPost). Coverage has expanded to include economic consequences, with several sources highlighting concerns about potential Hormuz Strait closures and rising oil prices (Mainichi Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan).