Asian shares climb as investors focus on global recovery hopes

TOKYO (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Tuesday as some regions in Japan resumed close-to-normal business activity, with hopes for economic recovery overshadowing worries over the coronavirus pandemic. The market focus is shifting to how various nations are adapting to getting back to business, while striving to keep new COVID-19 cases in check. Japan lifted its state of emergency under what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday called a new lifestyle, with...