while the 500 yen coin will be redesigned around 2021. The new 10,000 yen note will feature famed industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa. He was a driver of Japanese industry from the 19th through early ...

Photos show the reddish brown coins. “Phantom” coins or “phantom” currency are an unusual type of Japanese Yen coin made of ceramic during the metal shortages of WWII, according to an FAQ ...

This supplied photo shows the front side of the commemorative 500 yen coin for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, featuring its official mascot Myaku-Myaku. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on ...

The “father” of Japan’s modern postal system is facing competition from a furry rival in a market he has monopolized for seven decades. Japan Post will issue the first new 1-yen (1 cent ...

OSAKA--The Japan Mint plans to soon release ... will be included in the set containing six coins in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 50, 100 and 500 yen, minted in the second year of Reiwa (2019-present ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan must strengthen the yen, such as by helping boost the country's industrial competitiveness, as the currency's weakness has pushed up households' living costs, the ruling ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Speculators have mounted their biggest ever wager that the Japanese yen will continue to rise as they position for further Bank of Japan interest rate hikes, an abrupt reversal ...