The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 241.67 points, or 0.85 percent, from Wednesday to close the day at 28,698.26, marking its highest closing level since Aug. 3, 1990.
The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, meanwhile, gained 8.88 points, or 0.48 percent, to finish at 1,873.28.
Machinery, rubber product, land transportation, and information and communication issues comprised those that advanced the most by the close of play.
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