FinanceTokyo looks to check spread of yuan as small countries increasingly turn to ChinaInternational remittances and tourism are critical parts of many Pacific island economies. © ReutersJO ISHIBUCHIApril 29, 2026 05:01 JSTTOKYO -- The Japanese Finance Ministry will help create a framework for handling international remittances in Pacific island nations and territories as major banks that process such transactions increasingly withdraw from the region, Nikkei has learned.