Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings 8309.T rose 0.66% after announcing an investment of $1.5 billion in funds run by Apollo Global Management APO.N. TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Japanese shares rose on Thursday, as investors continued to buy beaten-down technology stocks, with sentiment underpinned by Wall Street's overnight gains. Wall Street closed higher overnight as investors digested new clues on the U.S. central bank's approach to policy rate and its inflation fight detailed in the minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting.