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 ...

According to a survey done by the Bank of Japan, bank notes and coins circulating among homes and businesses had a value of about 123 trillion yen at the end of 2020--by simple arithmetic ...

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 ...

There is little sign that Japan's yen or China's yuan is emerging from their recent funk, and currency traders in Asia will be on heightened alert for intervention from Japan after the dollar on ...

In summer or in autumn?" Two different collection boxes were placed close by, one for "summer" and the other for "autumn," instructing people to toss 100-yen coins into the box of their choice.

Japan's Finance Ministry said it will issue commemorative 10,000 yen (US$70) gold coins for the upcoming 2025 World Expo in Osaka, with a price tag of 268,000 yen ($1863) each ami ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar weakened against the yen on Thursday, as softer-than-expected U.S. economic data and growing confidence for a Bank of Japan interest-rate hike sent it tumbling ...

Coincheck has promised to use its own funds to reimburse more than 46bn yen ($423m) to customers who lost their NEM cryptocurrency coins on Friday. The Tokyo-based company suspended trading after ...