TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average rose for a second straight session on Tuesday, with optimism ahead of earnings and a rebound in global equities after last week's pull-back lifting investor sentiment and helping stocks regain momentum.
Exporters including Canon Inc and Kyocera Corp as well as Japan's biggest personal computer firm, NEC Corp, are due to report this week, setting the tone for the October-December earnings season that will last until early February.
The benchmark Nikkei was up 0.3 percent, or 34.33 points, at 10,375.30 in early trade.
The broader Topix index rose 0.4 percent to 920.89. (Reporting by Antoni Slodkowski; Editing by Joseph Radford)