TOKYO, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average jumped 1.7 percent on Thursday, with exporters such as Honda Motor Co rising after Federal Reserve statements that U.S. economic activity was picking up outweighed fears about a stimulus withdrawal by the Fed.
But Japan Airlines tumbled 11.1 percent after sources said the company might be broken up and public broadcaster NHK reported it is planning to seek a taxpayer-funded bailout to overhaul its operations.
The benchmark Nikkei rose 177.88 points to 10,548.42, while the broader Topix rose 1.4 percent to 952.37. (Reporting by Elaine Lies)