Shares on Japan's main index were up on Friday morning due to a weaker yen against the US dollar and despite a raft of mostly disappointing economic figures.
In Tokyo, the benchmark Nikkei 225 was up 0.24% in early trade at 18,805.50 points.
The dollar was buying 119.36 yen on Friday, after rising overnight from a Thursday low of 118.68 yen in the US .
A weaker yen helps Japan's big exporters.
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