For the most part, Japanese exchanges are listening, pulling four major privacy coins — monero (XMR), dash, Augur's reputation (REP), and zcash (ZEC) — from their platforms.

Japanese Coins Large and Small. Japan has six coins in circulation with values ranging from ¥1 to ¥500. The front, or obverse, side of each features a different image, normally a variety of ...

A company in Japan found thousands of “phantom” coins, believed to have been destroyed after World War II, in a warehouse. Photos show the rare ceramic currency. Shofu Inc., a dental equipment ...

He gave the find to officials, who quickly identified it as a Japanese 100-mon coin minted sometime between 1835 to 1870. Photos show the 150-year-old coin’s distinctive oval shape, square ...

Coinbase (COIN), the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange, said early Wednesday it is halting its operations in Japan as part of a larger operational review that may result in shuttering its ...

The Japan Mint identified the unusual discs as a rare type of WWII currency known as “phantom” coins, according to an Oct. 18 Facebook post. Photos show the reddish brown coins.

When archeologist Hiroyuki Miyagi heard that a bunch of ancient Roman and Ottoman coins had been unearthed from the ruins of an old castle in Okinawa, he initially thought it was a hoax.

Japan began issuing newly redesigned 500 yen coins for the first time in 21 years Monday, with stronger anti-counterfeit features. The new coins do not differ substantially from the previous design ...

As the two coins became even more similar over the years in terms of material and images (the 50-yen coin has a chrysanthemum whereas the 100-yen coin has a sakura), that little hole has become even ...

The Shinkansen, a network of high-speed bullet trains in Japan, opened its door for business in October of 1964. Constructed for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the trains have become an everyday part of ...