Japan stocks higher.

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Paper and Pulp, Railway and Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.22% to hit a new 1-month high. Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 2243 to 1223 and 284 ended unchanged. Shares in Advantest Corp rose to 5-year highs; gaining 20.23% or 700.0 to 4160.0. The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was...