Tokyo shares surged to a new record close today, as bullish global investors continue to drive up US tech stocks.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index climbed 0.82%, or 333 points, to close at 40,913.
The Nikkei marked five winning sessions in a row - lifted by the continued strength of US tech shares on the back of falling US bond yields, as well as the yen's weakness and rising commodity prices.
"The risk-on mood continued," IwaiCosmo Securities said.
Tokyo and other major global shares have steadily gained since last year, with the Nikkei surpassing the 40,000 mark for the first time in March.
The month before, the Nikkei finally broke through a record high set just before an asset bubble in Japan catastrophically burst in the early 1990s.
