Tokyo stocks are out of the doldrums and now appear poised to lift the Nikkei average back above 12,000, a level unseen for years.
In a rare development for recent years, the closing volume of trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section topped 1 trillion yen Monday, mirroring a leap in investor confidence.
Investors are relieved that company profits are expected to turn much higher this year.
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