TOKYO: Stocks in Asia bounced back Thursday after the European Central Bank launched an emergency plan to buy bonds in what one analyst said could be a "game changer" for the coronavirus-wracked eurozone.

Japan's Nikkei-225 led the gains, opening more than two percent higher as the news from Europe brightened sentiment despite another black day on Wall Street.

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