Japan Stocks Rise on Weaker Yen as US Rate Hike Bets Increase

Shares in Tokyo rose and the yen weakened as the prospect of Federal Reserve tightening boosted the dollar while Japan's central bank head said he saw a possibility of expanded stimulus as soon as next month. 
Japanese stocks gained a second day on volume 30% below the 30-day average at the close, while the yen traded near its lowest level since 2014. 
Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer signaled that a 2016 rate hike is still under consideration. 
BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said in an interview published Saturday in the Sankei newspaper that there's a "sufficient chance" the bank will add to its unprecedented easing at September's policy meeting.