The Nikkei was up and a number of other markets were closed for holidays.

The Nikkei rose .4% to 17,940. Bridgestone was down 1.9% to 2580. Canon was up 1.2% to 6630. Hitachi was up 1.9% to 849. Honda was up 1.3% to 4720. NTT was flat at 643. Softbank was up 1.7% to 2930. Sony was up .2% to 6270. Toyota was down .5% to 8150. Yahoo Japan was up .4% to 45,250.

Data from Reuters

Douglas A. Mcintyre