The Japanese yen is divided into 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 coin denominations. Some of these coins, 10, 50, 100, and 500, are widely accepted as forms of payment across Japan, whether purchasing ...

Why is there money taped to it? Because the drink, most likely due of the recent consumption tax rise in Japan, retails for 125 yen, meaning that anyone who wants to purchase it has a problem on their ...

TOKYO -- Japan's 5 yen coin is becoming more expensive to produce amid higher materials prices and an unfavorable exchange rate, raising the possibility that the per-coin production cost will ...

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 ...

An iPhone, a 5 yen coin, and a drop of water. That’s all Japanese designer Dan Tomimatsu needed to create his haunting surrealistic short film, O (eau), shot entirely through a makeshift ...

TOKYO -- A new 500-yen coin designed to be difficult to counterfeit began circulating Tuesday. Some 200 million coins were issued on the day and a total of 800 million are expected to be in ...

A single 100-yen coin (plus an additional 5 yen for tax, totaling about $1.15) buys you more than just plastic tchotchkes. At 100-yen shops you’ll find ingenious, well-designed goods you ...

OSAKA -- A ceremony marking the first minting of special 10,000 yen gold and 500 yen bronze coins commemorating the 30th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession to the throne was held at the ...

Why is there money taped to it? Because the drink, most likely due of the recent consumption tax rise in Japan, retails for 125 yen, meaning that anyone who wants to purchase it has a problem on their ...