Tokyo stocks rallied further on Thursday, closing at their highest level since July 2008 with exporters the main beneficiaries as the dollar approaches the 100 yen mark. (Economic Times)

Trading signals are pointing to a good deal more committed foreign capital coming into Japanese equities since the Bank of Japan announced its massive monetary easing plan last week. (MarketWatch)

Japan's Nikkei average climbed to its highest closing level in nearly five years on Wednesday, with traders citing new money coming into the market after the central bank started its ultra-loose monetary easing this week. (nbcnews.com)

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed down at 13,192.35, after rising as high as 13,331.39, its highest intra-day level since Aug. 12, 2008. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ended up 0.30 points, or 0.03 percent, at 1,102.04, the highest level since Sept. 29, 2008. (Xinhua)

The Nikkei share average climbed to a near 5-year closing high on Monday, as investors gave the thumbs-up to the Bank of Japan's rapid move to immediately begin buying longer-dated bonds to whip deflation. (Economic Times)

Japan's stock market soared on Friday to a nearly five-year high after the central bank unveiled its boldest stimulus measures yet. (BBC)

Japan's Nikkei average jumped 2.2 percent to a two-week high in heavy trade on Thursday after the Bank Of Japan announced a sweeping monetary expansion campaign that will include heavy investment in REITs and ETFs, boosting reflationary stocks such as real estate firms and banks. (Economic Times)

Japan's Nikkei average jumped 3% on Wednesday, its biggest one-day rise in almost two months, on growing expectations that the central bank will announce further easing steps on Thursday. (Business Standard)

Asian stock markets were mixed during late Asian trade on Tuesday, with markets in Japan coming under pressure as the yen strengthened against its major counterparts ahead of the Bank of Japan's highly-anticipated policy meeting later this week. (investing.com)

Asian stocks fell, with Japan's Topix Index falling the most since March 2011, after a survey of sentiment among the country's largest manufacturers missed estimates and an official gauge of China's factory output expanded at a slower-than-expected pace. (Bloomberg)

The key Nikkei stock average soared 2,314.35 points, or 22.95 pct, in fiscal 2012 to a five-year high in an uptrend continued since mid-November last year. (Jiji Press)

Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a one-week closing low on Thursday as concerns about Italy's funding costs and the rescue deal for Cyprus prompted investors to take profits on exporters. (Reuters)

Japan's Nikkei average edged up in a choppy session on Wednesday as buyers of many shares no longer can get the current year's dividend, which offset a boost to risk appetites from Wall Street's data-led gains. (brecorder.com)