Iran's central military command announced on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to vessel traffic.

People supporting Japan's squad in the men's soccer World Cup are praying for the team's victory at a shrine in central Japan ...

People in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa have cleansed a peace monument ahead of Okinawa's Memorial Day on ...

US special envoy Steve Witkoff is reportedly on his way to Switzerland for talks with Iran. Qatar's prime minister, who is ...

The Boeing 747 jet was modified into an official US presidential plane after being gifted by Qatar. It is painted white ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako arrived at an airport in Belgium on Saturday after completing their official visit to the Netherlands.

US government officials told NHK on Friday that a ceasefire deal had been reached between Israel and the Iran-backed Shia ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers say Japanese two-way star Ohtani Shohei is currently away from the team "to be with his wife, Mamiko, ...

Ukraine says an oil refinery in Moscow struck by its forces on Thursday has suspended operations indefinitely.

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited a park in the Netherlands where a plaque honors the victims of the ...

The United Nations is exhibiting an artwork featuring 11 soccer players with a refugee or displacement background to mark ...

A "paddy field dam" that uses smart technology to control water flow is being tested by a city near Tokyo that experienced ...