Japan firm-operated cargo ship seized in Red Sea

A cargo ship operated by a Japanese company has been seized in the Red Sea, the Israeli military and government said Sunday, blaming the pro-Iran Yemeni armed group Houthis. A Japanese government official said that Nippon Yusen K.K., more widely known as NYK Line, notified the country’s transport ministry that a cargo ship the Tokyo-based company operated has been seized. “The ship, which is ow…