This is a typical one yen coin. In today's exchange rate, it worth less than one U.S. cent ($0.0098, to be exact). But recently, a one yen coin sold in Japan for the price of a car. Why? Well, it ...

The 1,000 yen Shinkansen Opening 50th Anniversary Coin is made of sterling silver and features a bullet train on the front-side gliding among bright pink cherry blossoms with the majestic Mt Fuji in ...

The government might ask vending machine makers to improve the capability of sensors in their products to tackle an increasing number of fake 500 yen coin discoveries in Japan, a Finance Ministry ...

The 500 yen coins began replacing 500 yen banknotes from 1982, but soon met with problems because of their close similarity in size and weight with South Korea's 500-won coin (worth about one-tenth ...

OSAKA—A single 500-yen coin ($3.20) guarantees you a chance to see pros perform the centuries-old trade of traditional Japanese puppetry.

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

It seems to be able to precisely control "bowlers" before becoming mosquitoes, why is it a 10-yen coin? It is about time that mosquitoes start to occur seriously, so I want to stop at the waterfront.

The Japanese 5-yen coin is about 22 mm in diameter and 1.5 mm thick, weighs 3.75 g and has a central hole 5 mm wide. We chose this coin for monitoring neutron exposure because it is widely ...