The Nikkei 225 Index jumped 1.4% to around 50,900 while the broader Topix Index gained 1.1% to 3,304 on Thursday, with Japanese shares recouping losses from earlier in the week following a rebound on Wall Street that boosted risk appetite. US stocks rose on Wednesday as valuation worries eased, supported by solid US economic data and growing expectations that the US Supreme Court may reject the Trump administration’s aggressive trade policy. Top gainers in Japan included Fujikura (4.2%), Nintendo (5.1%), Lasertec (2.5%), Disco Corp (3.8%), and Hitachi (3.9%). On the other hand, Sanrio Co slumped 14% after disappointing quarterly results. Meanwhile, Japan’s real wages fell 1.4% from a year earlier, marking the ninth straight monthly decline and adding uncertainty to the outlook for additional Bank of Japan rate hikes.