Asia stocks climb as Japan leads gains By: MarketWatch October 15, 2012 at 21:07 PM EDT Japanese shares jump to lead broad gains in Asia, with exporters and banks advancing after some surprisingly strong U.S. economic data and earnings. Read More >> Related Stocks: Citigroup Citizen Watch Co. Ltd Commonwealth Bk of A Hyundai Motor Reg S KIMTF Mizuho Financial Group ADR Softbank Corp ADR Sony Corp Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group ADR Toshiba Corp Westpac Banking Corp Ltd