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Against the background of the Middle East conflict, concerns about the continuous increase in energy costs and shortages of petrochemical products have affected Japan's stock market on Tuesday, with the Nikkei 225 index briefly falling by nearly 2.5% and the TOPIX index dropping by over 1%. Chip and heavy industry stocks led the decline, with Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha falling by 6.9%, SoftBank Group dropping by 4.2%, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries falling by 4.0%. Investors are closely monitoring developments in the Iran situation and any measures taken by the Japanese government to address the shortages of energy and petrochemical products.