TOKYO: Bulls drove Japanese shares to nearly five-year highs as yen bears clawed at the symbolic 100 yen/dollar door after the Group of 20 gatherings in Washington all but endorsed the Bank of Japan's aggressive reflation drive.
The dollar was trading at 99.78 yen, after earlier rising to 99.89, just below a four-year high of 99.95 yen hit on April 11.
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