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Both recovered slightly by afternoon.
Japan relies on the Middle East for 95% of its oil imports.
Reuters reports that the government has instructed one storage facility to prepare to release some of its crude oil reserves, although the government says it hasn't made a decision on that yet.
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, meanwhile, instructed authorities to prepare to cap local oil prices.
Investors appear to be concerned both by the spread of war in the Middle East and the lack of any hint of how it might end.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi told Parliament that both detained individuals are safe and the government is in contact with them.
The government has not revealed the identity of the second detainee.
The Committee to Protect Journalists says the first one is public broadcaster NHK's Tehran bureau chief.
Prime Minister Sanae Takeuchi has aligned Tokyo more closely with Washington.
She says Iran getting nuclear weapons is unacceptable, but she's also refused to comment on whether U.S.
attacks on Iran are legal, saying she doesn't have enough information.
Japan's balancing act may get even tougher when Takeuchi meets with President Trump at the White House in less than two weeks.
Anthony Kuhn, NPR News, Seoul.
The Seoul Central District Court said that Yoon's sending troops to seize parliament was aimed at subverting South Korea's constitution.
The court added that many officials were implicated in the crime, it imposed huge costs on society, and Yoon showed no remorse.
Outside the courthouse, protesters demonstrated for and against Yoon.
Yoon's lawyers said the ruling ignored the evidence.
President Lee Jae-myung, meanwhile, praised citizens for foiling Yoon's power grab.
Prosecutors had called for the death penalty for Yoon.