途经亚丁湾令船东头疼不已,但日本政府目前依然不允许船东雇佣武装护卫,所以船东不得不考虑其他的途经来保护自己。据Fairplay称,大部分日本船东都在考虑向允许部署武装护卫的船旗转移。目前悬挂日本船旗的船舶有5795艘,同时有超过3000艘日资船舶在其他船旗下登记。2011年3月,由于在途经波斯湾时船舶经常受到海盗威胁, The owners of the Gulf of Aden through the Gulf of Aden have a headache, but the Japanese government still does not allow the owner to hire armed escorts, so the owner had to consider other ways to protect themselves. According to Fairplay, most Japanese shipowners are considering moving to a flag that allows for the deployment of armed escorts. At present, there are 5,795 ships flying Japanese flags and at the same time more than 3,000 Japanese ships are registered with other ships. In March 2011, as ships were often threatened by pirates while passing the Persian Gulf,