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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

The yen has been weakening once again. The Japanese currency traded at the 142 ... The unemployment rate also improved slightly, dropping to 4.1 percent. Wage growth rose by 4 percent year-over ...