IShares MSCI Japan Index ( EWJ ) climbed 1.33% to 10.13, a 10-month high.WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund ( DXJ ), designed to neutralize currency risk, rose 1.48% to 41.13 -- a two-year peak. Japan ETFs defied global stock market weakness Wednesday, surging to new highs after the country's central bank governor unexpectedly announced he would resign before his term ends. Abe has asked the BOJ to undergo unlimited easing policies to devalue the currency, invigorate exports and fan inflation.