Japan's Nikkei average rose 2.1 per cent to a six-week closing high on Monday,

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with exporters up on a weaker yen and resources up on

commodity price rises, building on sentiment from better than expected US jobs data.

Fujitsu Ltd, Japan's largest IT services firm, fell 2.7 per cent amid a dispute with former president Kuniaki Nozoe over the circumstances that led to his abrupt resignation last year.

The benchmark Nikkei rose 216.96 points to 10,585.92, its highest close since January 22, while the broader Topix rose 1.8 per cent to 927.31.