Investors await the Bank of Japan’s policy verdict, with the BOJ expected to stand pat on interest rates at 0.5% in the face of an uncertain trade climate.

Stock futures fell and oil rose after President Donald Trump called for the evacuation of Tehran, in comments that contrasted with earlier optimism that Israel-Iran tensions wouldn't escalate into a wider conflict.

Japan's Foreign Ministry is raising the level of its travel warning for most parts of Iran and Israel, following the start of Israel's attacks on Iran.

President Donald Trump abruptly left the Group of Seven summit Monday, departing a day early as the conflict between Israel and Iran intensified and the U.S. leader declared that Tehran should be evacuated "immediately.

* Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel's defense minister to warn that Tehran residents would "pay the price and soon".

President Donald Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official

USD/JPY faces risk from rising Yen demand on Middle East conflict. BoJ, Fed, and key economic data in focus for short-term market outlook.

Japanese meteorological agency chief on Friday dismissed growing rumors of a major earthquake in Japan this summer as groundless and “hoax,” urging people not to worry because even today’s most advsanced science still cannot predict any quake or tsuami.