Discover the remarkable process of mass-producing 500 yen coins at a specialized minting factory. Each stage, from metal ...

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 ...

At Muscle Girls Bar, in Tokyo’s entertainment district, Ibebukuro, customers pay to be slapped, carried and served drinks by muscular women. The fitness-themed bar employs an impressive lineup of ...

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 ...

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