Officials described the massive coin collection as an “extremely rare ... the equivalent of one-one hundredth of a yen. Today, 1 yen is worth 0.65 cents in USD, less than a penny.

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.

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 ...