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2019 Volleyball World Cup: Iran 3-1 Canada
Oct 04, 2019 02:54Iran’s National Volleyball Team (Team Melli) have registered their first victory in the 2019 Volleyball World Cup after defeating Canada 3 sets to 1.
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Defense chiefs of Iran, Japan discuss Persian Gulf peace in phone conversation
Oct 02, 2019 02:54The defense ministers of Iran and Japan have emphasized the need for peace and stability in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions in the strategic region.
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Japan deems China as greater threat than N Korea, citing its rising military might
Sep 27, 2019 06:21Japan has replaced North Korea with China as the top security threat to the country, citing Beijing’s growing defense expenditure and strength as well as its expansion of military activities in the region.
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World leaders call for negotiations between Iran, United States
Sep 25, 2019 03:36French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran, the United States, the remaining parties to the landmark 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), as well as Persian Gulf states should engage in talks, demanding preservation of the nuclear agreement.
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Japan: Iran did not conduct Saudi attacks
Sep 18, 2019 07:42Japan says it has not seen any evidence to prove a claim by the United States that Iran was involved in recent attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
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Almost 80,000 homes still without power a week after Japan typhoon
Sep 16, 2019 07:20Almost 80,000 homes are still without power a week after a powerful typhoon battered eastern Japan, authorities said Monday, with sustained heavy rain prompting evacuation orders and hampering recovery efforts.
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Prime Minister Abe shakes up Japan's cabinet, brings in rising star
Sep 12, 2019 03:57Japan's Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defense ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fueled speculation over the prime minister's successor.
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South Korea to file WTO complaint over Japan’s exports curbs
Sep 12, 2019 03:45South Korea said Wednesday it will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over Japan's "politically-motivated" export restrictions, upping the ante in an intensifying dispute with the neighbor.
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Two dead, travel chaos, after typhoon batters Tokyo
Sep 09, 2019 08:24A powerful typhoon that battered Tokyo overnight with record winds has killed two people, police say, as canceled trains caused commuter chaos and more than 100 flights were scrapped, leaving thousands stranded at the airport.
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One dead, 34 injured as truck, train collide in Japan
Sep 05, 2019 07:03One person died and at least 34 were injured on Thursday when a truck and an express train with 500 people aboard collided in Japan's second-largest city of Yokohama, setting the truck on fire and derailing half the train.