TOKYO — Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised as historic the state ...

Meanwhile, the latest crop of paperbush from Nepal’s Ilam district was sold to Japan for more than 180,000 yen (about $1,114) – meaning a revenue of about 30,000 yen ($185) for each of the six ...

But its banknotes say a surprising amount about the country. And on Wednesday, for the first time in four decades, Japan will get an entirely new series of bills featuring a trio of 19th- and ...

New yen notes were introduced that won’t be compatible with many machines that businesses like ramen shops rely on. By Kiuko Notoya and John Yoon Kiuko Notoya reported from Tokyo, and John Yoon ...

TOKYO — Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised as historic the state ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Banks across Japan began stocking their ATMs on Wednesday with shiny new yen notes sourced from an unlikely location – vibrant yellow flowering paperbush shrubs that grow on ...

Considering the yen’s value these days, visitors to Japan are probably spending their cash so quickly that they are not stopping to examine it too carefully. But its banknotes say a surprising ...

Japan Issues New Yen Banknotes Packed With 3D Hologram Technology to Fight Counterfeiting TOKYO (AP) — Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram ...