Japan's Nikkei 225 index is up 1.0 percent, while the broader Topix climbs 1.7.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 1.3 percent. Shenzhen gained 0.6 percent while the Shanghai Composite Index was trading flat.
South Korea's Kospi is up 0.7 percent.
Stock markets in Asia are ending the trading week mostly higher, after the New York Stock Exchange's Dow Jones industrial average closed at a new record high on Thursday evening.
