Japanese markets closed higher Friday, while the U.S. dollar is trading slightly lower against the Japanese yen.

Tokyo's Nikkei index gained over one and one-quarter percent to finish at 9,050.

The dollar was selling at 75.86 yen, a loss of a fraction of a yen from Thursday.

The Taipei market ended the day's trading at 7,616, a gain of nearly three-quarters of one percent .