Photos show the reddish brown coins. “Phantom” coins or “phantom” currency are an unusual type of Japanese Yen coin made of ceramic during the metal shortages of WWII, according to an FAQ ...

KYOTO—As many as 500,000 ceramic coins produced during the metal shortages on the Japanese home front during ... being worth just one-100th of 1 yen. (0.6 cents) Measuring 15 millimeters in ...

The Japanese Bankers Association in 2020 urged ... In one instance, the volume of 100-yen coins in circulation has only grown in the range of 0-to-1 percent in recent years.

On Tuesday, Japanese finance minister Taro Aso announced ... It also says production of the new notes and 500 yen coins is expected to generate demand of more than 5 billion yen in the paper ...

While some speculate that the Yen carry trade was fully unwound in 2024, other economists argue that markets remain exposed to a stronger Japanese Yen. TradeTheNews.com (TTN) issued a research ...

Japanese economic data is gaining importance among yen traders for the first time in almost a decade, as expectations grow of further interest-rate hikes by the central bank. That marks a mindset ...

TOKYO -- The Japanese yen strengthened past 150 to the dollar on Thursday afternoon after hawkish comments from a Bank of Japan official made the previous day signaled a rate hike. The yen ...

falling to the 156-yen level on Friday, the lowest in nearly 34 years. The Japanese economy is enjoying rising demand from a record number of inbound tourists. But the weakening yen is also ...

Safe havens were in demand, with the Japanese yen touching a five-month high against the dollar and was last at 147.07 per dollar. The yen is up 7 percent against the dollar in 2025. The Swiss ...