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The betatron tune and the synchronous phase of individual bunches were measured at KEKB, an asymmetric electron/positron circular collider. The measurement was performed under three conditions: a single bunch, and multibunches with and without collision. The coupling impedance of the rings can be estimated from the current dependence of the parameters of a single bunch. The betatron tune along a positron-bunch train indicates variations of the electron cloud density that cause electron cloud instability. Comparing the betatron tune between colliding and noncolliding bunches, the beam-beam tune shift was investigated in regular operation. The coherent beam-beam parameter was evaluated in the two-ring collider with unequal tunes. Transient beam-loading effects were experimentally demonstrated by a phase shift along a bunch train in both rings. A rapid advance in the beam phase was observed, which is considered to be due to the effects of longitudinal wakes.