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 ...

Metaplanet purchased the bitcoin for an average purchase price of around 14.6 million yen and has spent a total of 10.15 ...

Japanese hotel firm Metaplanet (3350) has issued a 2 billion yen ($13.3 million) zero-coupon ordinary bond, with proceeds ...

Stablecoin issuer Tether (CRYPTO: USDT) and Japanese firm Metaplanet Inc. have significantly increased their Bitcoin (CRYPTO: ...

TOKYO -- The yen briefly reached the 147 range against the dollar on Thursday, the strongest level since early October, boosted by yen buying and dollar selling in anticipation of the Bank of ...

The latest capsule toy vending machine can take four 500-yen coins in addition to five 100-yen coins. With their sophisticated designs, gacha gacha toys have become increasingly popular among adults.