In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 1.1 percent as traders took lunch, while the broader Topix index was up 0.63 percent.
Hong Kong is also up, with the Hang Seng at plus 1.2 percent.
The composite index in Shanghai was up 0.1 percent, while Shenzhen lost minus 0.3 percent.
In Seoul, the Kospi index climbed plus 1.7 percent.
Traders have turned their backs on developments on Wall Street after the US interest rate announcement, which was admittedly expected. The three leading indexes in New York all rose on Wednesday night. And the rise was broad: of the stock exchange’s eleven industry indices, nine rose.