Japan, India agree on $6 billion currency swap deal Japan and India agreed on Friday to set up a $6 billion bilateral currency swap facility to ward off any future financial crisis, Japanese media reported. 04 Jan 2008
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Japan PM China trip warms ties, but doubts remain Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda concluded a feel-good visit to China on Sunday with a stop at the birthplace of Confucius, but the outlook for better relations could be dampened by his dwindling domestic clout. 30 Dec 2007
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Toyota to cement top spot in 2008, widen gap with GM Toyota Motor Corp will charge further into emerging car markets to achieve another year of record sales in 2008, likely cementing its title as the world's biggest automaker ahead of General Motors Corp. 25 Dec 2007
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Japan PM apologises to hepatitis patients Japan's prime minister met and apologised on Tuesday to hepatitis patients at the centre of a high-profile scandal over tainted blood products as he tried to quell a row that risks further eroding his support ratings. 25 Dec 2007
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Suzuki aims to make India car unit production hub Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp expects to make its Indian unit a major production hub and pursue an aggressive strategy to retain its dominant market share in India, the unit's new managing director said. 20 Dec 2007
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China unmoved by Japan missile interception China reacted mildly on Tuesday to a Japanese naval destroyer's shooting down of a dummy ballistic missile over the Pacific, saying only that it hoped its Asian neighbour would not cause instability in the region. 18 Dec 2007
Japan intercepts missile in milestone test A Japanese navy destroyer shot down a dummy ballistic missile in a test about 100 miles (160 km) above the Pacific on Monday, a first for a U.S. ally, Japanese and U.S. forces said. 18 Dec 2007
China recalls war massacre with sirens, bell and warnings China marked 70 years since Japan's infamous Nanjing massacre on Thursday, invoking memories of the atrocity to remind Tokyo that the wartime past remains a bitter backdrop to an improving relationship. 13 Dec 2007
