It's the first change in 40 years for this denomination. The 5,000-yen note changes from writer ... Shibusawa is known as the "father of the modern Japanese economy." He was involved in the ...

Japan recently introduced a new series of bank notes. Some of the examples of the 1,000-yen denomination are being sold online at a premium. Why would anyone be willing to pay a premium for a new bank ...

TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan hiked interest rates as expected and raised its ...

OSAKA--The Japan Mint plans to soon release special ... which consists of the regular six coins in denominations of 1 through 500 yen. It will retail for 2,500 yen, limited to 50,000 sets.

Japan Post will issue the first new 1-yen (1 cent) postage stamp in 70 years ... has been the only design available for the denomination since the current design was adopted in 1951.