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First, the People's Bank of China (PBC), the country's central bank, signed a currency swap deal worth 200 billion yuan ($28.7 billion) with its Japanese counterpart, the Bank of Japan (BOJ), on Frida... ( read original story ...)

Fujitsu published a press release Monday announcing the Japanese information technology company was selected as an "application development vendor" for a "field trial" to explore the scope of a collab... ( read original story ...)

According to bankers, about 90 per cent of the shares on offer at the SoftBank IPO are to be pitched at Japanese retail investors, with the rest shared between domestic and foreign institutions. The s... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Advertising agency Asatsu-DK is helping Japanese companies do business through e-commerce sites in China, where Japanese products are catching on with consumers. ADK has set up a unit ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Tempura and other specialty restaurant chains in Japan are feasting their eyes on Taiwan and its growing number of gourmands hungry for authentic Japanese cuisine. The neighboring island ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy steady on Wednesday and slightly trimmed its inflation forecasts as global trade frictions clouded the outlook, reinforcing views the central b... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to keep monetary settings unchanged on Wednesday and signal its readiness to maintain its massive stimulus program for the time being, as global trade fricti... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING -- As China and the U.S. stand on the precipice of a new Cold War, Beijing has reached out to mend ties with Japan, most recently with Friday's meeting between Japanese Prime Minister ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- Japanese megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group will purchase asset management operations from Commonwealth Bank of Australia, that country's largest bank, in a deal estimated to be ... ( read original story ...)

Overview of Japan Rail Pass prices Japan Rail Pass (for all of Japan) JR Hokuriku Arch Pass (Tokyo to Osaka & Kyoto via Hokuriku) JR Tokyo Wide Pass (Tokyo, Greater Tokyo & Mount Fuji) JR East Pass (T... ( read original story ...)

The Osaka-based electronics maker, a supplier to Apple Inc, said it expects an operating profit of 112 billion yen ($993.88 million) in the year through next March compared with a previous 110 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony Corp.'s net profit rose 32 per cent in the last quarter, helped by healthy video game sales and its financial services business, the company ... ( read original story ...)