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 yen strengthened and Japanese government bond yields rose to fresh multi-year highs on Friday after the Bank of Japan ...

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.