On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, both the heavy Nikkei 225 index and the broad Topix index rise by around 1.3 percent.
Even in Hong Kong, there were happy faces with the Hang Seng index up 1.5 percent. Investors hope that the reporting season will show that companies are resisting inflation and rising interest rates.
The composite indices in Shanghai and Shenzhen increase by around 0.4 percent.