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 ...

The Japanese yen was at its strongest versus the dollar in nine days after Japan's government bond yields hit another cycle high. The 10-year JGB yield was up 1.5 basis points early Wednesday, trading ...

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.