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 photos show the ceramic coin, adorned with ...

TOKYO -- Japan's 5 yen coin is becoming more expensive to produce amid higher materials prices and an unfavorable exchange rate, raising the possibility that the per-coin production cost will ...

The yen jumped suddenly against the dollar on Monday, with traders citing yen-buying intervention by Japanese authorities to boost the currency that is languishing near 34-year lows. The dollar ...

The yen weakened slightly again on Tuesday, but held onto most of the previous day’s gain. The value of a country’s currency rises and falls relative to currencies elsewhere in line with the ...

is available at banks and post offices nationwide and can be obtained for the same face value. This supplied photo shows the back side of the commemorative 500 yen coin for the 2025 World ...