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.

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.

World leaders at the Group of Seven summit in Canada scrambled Monday to find a way to contain the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

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.

Follow the latest news after Israel launched strikes at Iran, a dramatic escalation in long-running tensions between the two countries.