India, Sept. 14 -- The Nikkei 225 came under heavy selling pressure on Monday, falling 1.7% to below the 63,000 mark and touching a six-week low. The decline followed weakness in US stock futures as investors grew cautious about the risks surrounding the rapid development of artificial intelligence.

Rising crude oil prices added to the pressure on Japanese equities. Saudi Arabia's shutdown of the East-West pipeline, an alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, raised concerns about energy supply and pushed oil prices higher.

Why Are Japanese Stocks Falling Today?

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