 Japanese shares hit a more than three-month high on Tuesday as hopes for a global economic recovery bolstered expectations for a rebound in corporate earnings, with more countries gradually reopening after coronavirus-related lockdowns. The Nikkei index ended 1.19 higher at 22,325.61 points after earlier rising to its highest level since Feb. 26. Japanese stocks also got a boost from overnight Wall Street gains, after U.S. manufacturing data suggested the worst of the sectors virus-related slump may be over. 