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The decline in the Nikkei average exceeded 3,000 yen.

According to US media reports, Democrats have taken back both houses of Congress, and Trump has expressed readiness to accept the results.

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The US president acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections and said he could cooperate with the Democratic Party.
According to US media, Democrats took back the Senate and the House of Representatives, and Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results.
The WSJ also reported that the US military attacked Qeshm Island in Iran, and the US president said he would end aid to Israel at the end of the year.

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Why It Matters

The Democratic Party took back both houses of Congress in the US midterm elections, and the US president recognizes that the Iran issue was a factor in their defeat. There were reports that the US military attacked Qeshm Island in Iran, and North Korea launched a projectile into the Sea of Japan. A train accident in Spain leaves a Japanese casualty.

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The US president has acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections.

The US president said he could work with Democrats.

According to US media, the opposition Democratic Party took back the Senate in the midterm elections.

Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results of the midterm elections.

According to US media, the opposition Democratic Party took back the House of Representatives in the midterm elections.

Regarding the consumption tax reduction bill, Democratic Party of Japan representative Tamaki said, ``There is no way we can support it as it stands.''

According to the South Korean military, North Korea launched a projectile into the Sea of Japan.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong has insisted that there is no need to confront the United States.

The US president has said that aid to Israel will end at the end of the year.

The Asian Cup soccer tournament, scheduled to be held in Saudi Arabia from January to February next year, has been postponed.

The governments of Japan and Vietnam have begun considering a new agreement under which they would mutually report information on each other's citizens arrested or detained in their respective countries.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the US military has attacked Qeshm Island in Iran.

Authorities in Spain have announced that the second Japanese national has been confirmed dead in the train accident.

North Korea's Kim Yo Jong has called the US announcement that North Korea was involved in the Binance cryptocurrency leak "ridiculous."

GMO Chairman and President Kumagai said, ``It is true that there were security issues with the service.''

Authorities in Spain announced that one Japanese national was among the 69 people killed in the train accident.

According to a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one Japanese person has been confirmed dead in the Spanish train accident.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

Tensions between the US and Iran could rise further
Likely · Within weeks
North Korea may launch more projectiles
Possible · Within weeks
A new agreement is signed between Japan and Vietnam
Likely · Within months

Open Questions

What are the details and damage caused by the US military's attack on Qeshm Island in Iran?
What is the specific timing of the termination of aid to Israel and what are the alternative measures?
What are the causes of the Spanish train accident and details of the Japanese victims?
What is the timing and specific content of the new agreement between Japan and Vietnam?

The decline in the Nikkei average exceeded 3,000 yen.

According to US media reports, Democrats have taken back both houses of Congress, and Trump has expressed readiness to accept the results.

Quick Look

The US president acknowledged that the Iran issue was a factor in his defeat in the midterm elections and said he could cooperate with the Democratic Party.
According to US media, Democrats took back the Senate and the House of Representatives, and Trump told the New York Times that he was ready to accept the results.
The WSJ also reported that the US military attacked Qeshm Island in Iran, and the US president said he would end aid to Israel at the end of the year.