At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 496.57 points, or 1.67%, to 30,168.27. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange added 23.16 points, or 1.22%, to 1,926.23.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated in a second day of testimony in Washington that the Fed's promise to get the U.S. economy back to full employment and to not worry about inflation unless prices rose in a persistent and troubling way.
CURRENCY NEWS: The Japanese yen traded at 106.05 per dollar, having weakened from levels below 105.6 yesterday.
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