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Japan's Nikkei average hit an eight-week high on Wednesday as chip shares rose on hopes of positive earnings guidance from Intel , with Elpida Memory also climbing on a media report of upbeat earnings.

Japanese shares climbed Wednesday morning in Tokyo, taking their cue from strength in U.S. stocks.

Japanese stocks rose, sending benchmark indexes toward an eight-week high, after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will keep its main interest rate near zero for an extended period and the yen weakened.

The Japanese enthusiasm for state-of-the-art technology has come up with a new service for pet owners in Tokyo a ' a washing machine for dogs.

The euro fell against the yen and dollar in Asia Monday as weaker regional share markets prompted Asian hedge funds and other short-term players to sell the risk-sensitive currency to take profits following its rise Friday, MarketWatch reported.

Imagine Software, a leading provider of real-time portfolio and risk management solutions worldwide, today announced the selection of its award-winning, Internet-based Derivatives.com service by Sydney-based Instinct Capital.

Japanese stocks fell for the first time in four days ahead of the Bank of Japan's decision on monetary-easing and before the U.S. Federal Reserve announces its rate policy.

The Japanese government bond yield curve steepened on Tuesday as midterm yields declined on expectations the Bank of Japan will further ease monetary policy at its two-day meeting ending the following day.

Since its much-ballyhooed launch six months ago, the Consumer Affairs Agency--envisioned as the principal champion of consumer rights--has maintained a surprisingly low profile; so much so that it is hard not to wonder what the watchdog agency is actually doing.

Paris, France, Silicon Valley, California and New York, New York -- Glam Media, Inc.

Six weeks after raising $50 million, women's web site business Glam Media Inc. set up shop in France.

Concerns about monetary tightening in China and caution ahead of U.S. and Japanese central bank policy meetings this week weighed on financial markets on Monday, weakening stocks.

The Japanese government bond yield curve steepened slightly on Monday, with midterm yields dipping on investor bargain hunting while superlong yields inched up before a 20-year auction.

The Nikkei average inched up to a seven-week closing high on Monday, with some exporters climbing on a weaker yen, though profit-taking in recent gainers such as Advantest Corp tempered the market's rise.

The Nikkei average fell 0.2 percent on Monday, slipping from a seven-week high as investors took profits in recent gainers such as Advantest Corp , although some exporters climbed on a weaker yen.