In Tokyo, chip-testing equipment manufacturer Advantest jumped 1.79 percent to 10,800 yen and electronic parts maker Kyocera was up 1.43 percent at 7,210 yen.
Advantest, a major producer of chip-testing tools, surged 2.49 percent to 7,400 yen. Tokyo Electron, a producer of equipment to make semiconductors, rose 1.41 percent to 36,560.