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Learn why you'll want to pay attention to the loose change you receive when paying with cash in Japan and explore the ...
LONDON -- The euro's second honeymoon began swimmingly, but traders cautioned that the euphoria could quickly fade as it did following the currency's creation three years ago. The euro rose ...
Japan began issuing newly redesigned 500 yen coins for the first time in 21 years Monday, with stronger anti-counterfeit features. The new coins do not differ substantially from the previous design ...
This photo illustration taken on April 10 shows a Japanese 10,000 yen bank note and a 100 U.S. dollar note, surrounded by coins on display in Tokyo. On April 29, ...
This is a typical one yen coin. In today's exchange rate, it worth less than one U.S. cent ($0.0098, to be exact). But recently, a one yen coin sold in Japan for the price of a car. Why? Well, it ...
By the summer of 2023, only about 30 percent of drink vending machines could accept the 500 yen coins introduced in 2021, according to the Sankei Shimbun, a Japanese newspaper.