It's the first change in 40 years for this denomination. The 5,000-yen note changes from writer ... Shibusawa is known as the "father of the modern Japanese economy." He was involved in the ...

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