Tokyo - Tokyo stocks rose 0.58 percent to a more than five-month high Friday after strong US jobs data sparked another record-breaking advance on Wall Street and a dollar rally against the yen.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 88.84 points to finish at 15,437.13, its best close since late January, while the Topix index of all first-section shares climbed 0.52 percent, or 6.65 points, to 1,285.24. - Sapa-AFP