You never know how a small lapse in judgment can come back to haunt you exponentially down the road ... a bus driver for Kyoto City received a banknote from a passenger for 1,000 yen, and instead of ...

NISEKO, Hokkaido—The famed powder skiing destination is attempting to fix a costly dent in its image after claims such as "a bowl of ramen costs 2,000 yen here" and "one onigiri costs 1,000 ...

The question is whether the nationwide average will hit 1,000 yen, or about 7 dollars, per hour for the first time. Japan's minimum wage is set by each prefecture based on the panel's recommendation.

The new 10,000-yen, 5,000-yen and 1,000-yen bills will be issued in the first half of fiscal 2024. For the first time, the central bank displayed all three new banknotes together for the media.