The Nikkei 225 closed up 545.82 points (0.85%) at 64,621.24, recovering from two days of losses as tech shares advanced after a Wall Street rally. Japan's exports rose 16.7% in September from a year earlier, led by automobiles and computer components, but imports climbed 18.9% on higher oil prices linked to the war involving Iran, nearly doubling the trade deficit. South Korea's KOSPI rose more than 3% as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rallied. The index has been volatile this month, plunging 4.9% on Oct. 15, though it has risen about 30% over the past year.
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