according to the Japanese outlet NHK. The face value of the coins is 1 sen, the equivalent of one-one hundredth of a yen. Today, 1 yen is worth 0.65 cents in USD, less than a penny. Close-up ...

The Japan Mint said on Oct. 9 that the earthen coins, never issued due ... despite the 1 sen originally being worth just one-100th of 1 yen. (0.6 cents) Measuring 15 millimeters in diameter ...

OSAKA--The Japan Mint plans to soon release ... 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.

There is little sign that Japan's yen ... The weak yen helped the Nikkei rise 2% back above 40,000 points on Tuesday but futures are pointing to a fall of as much as 1% at the open on Wednesday.