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Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold (upper L) topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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Gold prices surging in Japan

A board at the flagship store of Tanaka Precious Metal Technologies Co. in Tokyo's Ginza area shows retail prices of gold topping 17,000 yen (about $120) per gram for the first time on April 22, 2025.

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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Dollar briefly tops 120 yen 1st time in more than 7 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - A monitor board at a financial institution in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2014, shows the U.S. dollar topping the 120 yen line for the first time since July 2007. The dollar's rise reflected a positive outlook for the U.S. economy in contrast to flagging Japan and Europe.

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Dollar moves closer to 120 yen line

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board at Gaitame.com Co., a money market brokerage company, in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar hitting just below the 120 yen line on Dec. 4, 2014. The dollar moved between 119.75 yen and 119.97 yen during the day, its highest level in about seven years and four months, changing hands most frequently at 119.90 yen.

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Coal sold on streets in Mongolian capital

BEIJING, China - Bags of coal are sold in the streets of Mongolia's Ulan Bator on Jan. 26, 2014, for use in stoves inside ger tents. A bag with 10 kilograms of coal costs about 120 yen and three bags a day are needed to keep a ger warm.

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Gold bullion worth 600 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a piece of gold bullion, weighing 120 kilograms and worth 600 million yen ($6 million), at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on April 19, 2013. The store began a special display the same day of the gold block, letting visitors touch it, to mark the launch inside the department store of a shop specializing in purchasing gold.

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Gold bullion worth 600 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A shopper at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district touches a piece of gold bullion, weighing 120 kilograms and worth 600 million yen ($6 million), on April 19, 2013. The store began a special display the same day of the gold block, letting visitors touch it, to mark the launch inside the department store of a shop specializing in purchasing gold.

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Frankfurt customs confiscates violinist Janke's Stradivarius

TOKYO, Japan - Violinist Yuki Manuela Janke, a resident of Germany, poses with a Stradivarius violin in Tokyo in September 2012. The violin was confiscated by customs officers at the international airport in Frankfurt later in the month, the Nippon Music Foundation, a Japanese entity leasing the instrument, said Oct. 4, 2012. The German customs authority said it will keep the violin, one of the most coveted makes, unless Janke pays a duty of 120 million yen, on the grounds it is an item that needs to be declared for taxation.

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Hitachi aims to quadruple sales in Brazil by FY 2015

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., speaks at a press conference in Sao Paulo on July 24, 2012. Nakanishi said the Japanese electronics maker aims to quadruple its sales in Brazil to 120 billion yen by the end of fiscal 2015 by investing 24 billion yen in the country by fiscal 2015.

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown.

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Association to pay Asa 120 mil. yen in retirement settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa leaves a meeting of JSA directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 10, 2010, after the meeting decided to pay an undisclosed retirement settlement to former yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia, who last week quit the sport following allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo nightclub in a drunken rage. According to a source close to the JSA, it is believed Asashoryu will receive 120 million yen in retirement benefits.

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Average gas price sinks below 120 yen for 1st time in over 3 yrs

CHIBA, Japan - A sign at a gas station in Inage Ward in Chiba shows the retail price for regular gasoline at 99 yen per liter on Dec. 10.

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - A shopgirl holds a flowerpot for visitors as the annual ''Asagaoichi'' (morning glory market) begins in Iriya, downtown Tokyo, on July 6. Organizers expect about 400,000 visitors will come to the market where 100,000 pots will be put for sale by 120 florists during its three-day session. A standard pot carries a price tag of 2,000 yen.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller ordered to pay penalty, back taxes

TOKYO, Japan - ''Rakugo'' comic storyteller Hayashiya Shozo speaks with reporters in Tokyo on April 16 after being ordered by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau to pay about 40 million yen in penalty and back taxes. The bureau said Hayashiya failed to declare around 120 million yen in income for the three years through 2005.

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Dollar tops 120 yen in Tokyo morning, hitting 28-month high

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar topped 120 yen for the first time in more than two years and hit a 28-month high on the morning of Dec. 2 in Tokyo as investors stepped up dollar buying to invest gains from robust Japanese stocks into U.S. assets on expectations of higher U.S. interest rates.

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18K gold bathtub made for hotels

TOKYO, Japan - A woman wearing Japanese summer kimono pose in a 18K-gold bathtub made by Tanaka Kinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Tokyo on June 28, with a security guard standing by. The company made the golden bath, priced at 120 million yen, based on an order from Mikazuki hotel group based in Chiba Prefecture. Tanaka Kikinzoku will deliver six 18K-gold bathtubs to three hotels operated by Mikazuki group by November.

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Secom unveils security robot to scare away intruders

TOKYO, Japan - Security service provider Secom Co. on July 22 unveiled a security robot (L) that can run as fast as humans and scare away intruders by spraying white smoke. The Secom Robot X is designed for use at spacious places such as airports and factories and will be leased for 300,000 yen per month, starting next fiscal year, Secom said. The four-wheeled robot is about one meter long and high and weighs 120 kilograms.

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Fiji's Chand sets early pace at Chunichi Open

TOGO, Japan - Fiji's Dinesh reeled off three birdies on his final three holes to establish a one-shot lead after a 6-under-par 64 in the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club on April 29.

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Japan's largest police-run detention facility completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's largest police-operated detention facility (in photo) with a capacity for 120 people has been completed in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward and was shown to the press on March 24. The two-story facility, built on the grounds of the Samezu Drivers License Center at a cost of some 660 million yen, has total floor space of around 2,400 square meters.

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Teshima storms into 2nd-round lead at Aiful Cup

KOMATSU, Japan - Taichi Teshima produced a flawless 8-under-par 64 to establish a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the 120 million yen Aiful Cup at the Golf Club Twin Fields on Aug. 1.

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Kondo takes 1st-round lead at Chunichi Crowns

TOGO, Japan - Up-and-coming Tomohiro Kondo ignited with eight birdies on his way to tying a course-record 8-under-par 62 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at the Nagoya Golf Club's par-70, 6,547-yard Wago Course in Aichi Prefecture on May 1.

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Cabinet endorses arrest of lawmaker Sakai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 4, 2003, shows Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takanori Sakai at a House of Representatives plenary session. The cabinet on March 6 backed a request by prosecutors to arrest Sakai for allegedly ordering his secretaries not to declare 120 million yen in donations.

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - Shopgirls check the flowerpots before the annual ''Asagaoichi'' (morning glory market) opens in Iriya, downtown Tokyo, on July 6. Organizers expect about 600,000 visitors will come to the market where 120,000 pots will be put for sale by 120 florists during its three-day session. A standard pot with morning glories of four different colors carries a price tag of 2,000 yen.

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Seibu inks Taiwan right-hander Chang

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Haruki Ihara (L) shakes hands with Taiwan right-hander Chang Chih-chia during a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 30. The Seibu Lions concluded a one-year contract with Chang with a signing bonus of an estimated 120 million yen.

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Nichiren temple monk accused of evading tax

KOFU, Japan - File photo shows Shichimenzan Keishinin, an affiliate of the Nichiren sect's head temple Minobusan Kuonji, in the town of Minobu. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau on March 28 filed a complaint against Yuko Nakazato, a former chief monk of the Buddhist temple, accusing him of concealing 330 million yen in income and evading 120 million yen in taxes over a three-year period up to March 2001.

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Human cells auctioned for first time

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Okumura, director general of the Japan Human Cell Society, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo late on Oct. 25 to explain the circumstance that led to the first auction of human cells in Japan. The human cells strains, used by Okumura as collateral for loans totaling 120 million yen, were bought in an auction Oct. 26 for 160 million yen by a Tokyo businessman, one of creditors of the loans.

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Teshima cruises to Japan Open win

SAYAMA, Japan - Taichi Teshima celebrates after winning the champion's cup in the 120 million yen Japan Open at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 14.

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Dollar falls to 119 yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Aug. 16 Kyodo - A board at Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow, a foreign exchange broker, indicates the U.S. dollar fell below 120 yen at 0:30 a.m. Aug. 16. Brokers said the dollar slipped to the 119 yen level for the first time here since June 7 on worries about the U.S. economy.

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Dollar climbs to 120 yen in Tokyo morning deals

TOKYO, Japan - A display at a money broker in Tokyo's Nihombashi district shows the U.S. dollar above the 120 yen line on March 8 in the morning. The U.S. currency traded above 120 yen for the first time in 20 months in Tokyo on speculations that Japanese authorities will tolerate a weaker yen.

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Beanie Babies go on sale in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Beanie Babies, tiny stuffed-animal dolls with cute eyes made by U.S. toy maker Ty, are put on sale at the Sony Plaza shop in downtown Tokyo on Aug. 14. About one hundred customers, including a 77-year-old man who was first in line at 5 a.m., queued for the 11 a.m. opening of the Ginza shop. Ty Japan LLC, the Japan unit of the U.S. company, began selling some 260 varieties of 100,000 popular dolls priced at 650 yen apiece throughout the nation on the same day. One U.S. dollar is worth 120 yen.

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Dollar hits 6-yr high above 120 yen

A financial data screen in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading in the 120 yen range on March 22, 2022. The dollar climbed into the 120 yen range in Tokyo for the first time since February 2016 after the U.S. Federal Reserve hinted at further raising its key interest rate to tackle soaring inflation.

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Nichiren temple monk accused of evading tax

KOFU, Japan - File photo shows Shichimenzan Keishinin, an affiliate of the Nichiren sect's head temple Minobusan Kuonji, in the town of Minobu. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau on March 28 filed a complaint against Yuko Nakazato, a former chief monk of the Buddhist temple, accusing him of concealing 330 million yen in income and evading 120 million yen in taxes over a three-year period up to March 2001.

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Average gas price sinks below 120 yen for 1st time in over 3 yrs

CHIBA, Japan - A sign at a gas station in Inage Ward in Chiba shows the retail price for regular gasoline at 99 yen per liter on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - Shopgirls check the flowerpots before the annual ''Asagaoichi'' (morning glory market) opens in Iriya, downtown Tokyo, on July 6. Organizers expect about 600,000 visitors will come to the market where 120,000 pots will be put for sale by 120 florists during its three-day session. A standard pot with morning glories of four different colors carries a price tag of 2,000 yen.

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Dollar tops 120 yen in Tokyo morning, hitting 28-month high

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar topped 120 yen for the first time in more than two years and hit a 28-month high on the morning of Dec. 2 in Tokyo as investors stepped up dollar buying to invest gains from robust Japanese stocks into U.S. assets on expectations of higher U.S. interest rates. (Kyodo)

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Kondo takes 1st-round lead at Chunichi Crowns

TOGO, Japan - Up-and-coming Tomohiro Kondo ignited with eight birdies on his way to tying a course-record 8-under-par 62 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at the Nagoya Golf Club's par-70, 6,547-yard Wago Course in Aichi Prefecture on May 1. (Kyodo)

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Messaging app operator Line debuts on Tokyo bourse

An electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows the initial price of 4,900 yen of Line Corp., which debuted on the TSE's First Section on July 15, 2016. The messaging app provider also went public in New York the previous day, in a dual listing that will raise around 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to expand its business abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Messaging app operator Line debuts on Tokyo bourse

The stock price of Line Corp. is displayed on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 15, 2016, when the messaging app provider debuted on the TSE's First Section. Line also went public in New York the previous day, in a dual listing that will raise around 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to expand its business abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Messaging app operator Line debuts on Tokyo bourse

An electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows the initial price of 4,900 yen of Line Corp., which debuted on the TSE's First Section on July 15, 2016. The messaging app provider also went public in New York the previous day, in a dual listing that will raise around 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to expand its business abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Messaging app operator Line debuts on Tokyo bourse

An electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange shows the initial price of 4,900 yen of Line Corp., which debuted on the TSE's First Section on July 15, 2016. The messaging app provider also went public in New York the previous day, in a dual listing that will raise around 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to expand its business abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Messaging app operator Line debuts on Tokyo bourse

The stock price of Line Corp. is displayed on an electronic signboard at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 15, 2016, when the messaging app provider debuted on the TSE's First Section. Line also went public in New York the previous day, in a dual listing that will raise around 120 billion yen ($1.1 billion) to expand its business abroad. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dollar remains strong, Tokyo stocks up

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar edging up into the lower 120 yen level, while the benchmark Nikkei stock index temporarily gained more than 400 points in the morning on Aug. 27, 2015. The sharp rise in share prices was attributable to the overnight gain on Wall Street. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic launches 3-D figurine portrait service in Osaka

Photo shows a figurine portrait produced at Panasonic Center Osaka by using 3-D scanning technology on July 17, 2015 in the western Japanese city. Images of customers are taken using 120 digital cameras, creating 3-D data for the production of a figurine a tenth the size for about 60,000 yen ($483). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panasonic launches 3-D figurine portrait service in Osaka

A model stands at a space inside Panasonic Center Osaka for producing a figurine portrait by using 3-D scanning technology on July 17, 2015 in the western Japanese city. Images of customers are taken using 120 digital cameras, creating 3-D data for the production of a figurine a tenth the size for about 60,000 yen ($483). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marubeni expects to book impairment losses of 120 bil. yen in FY 2014

Fumiya Kokubu, president of Marubeni Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2015, as the trading house expects to book impairment losses of around 120 billion yen for fiscal 2014 ending March due mainly to the impact of declining crude oil prices and the worse-than-expected performance of subsidiary Gavilon LLC. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual morning-glory market begins

TOKYO, Japan - A shopgirl holds a flowerpot for visitors as the annual ''Asagaoichi'' (morning glory market) begins in Iriya, downtown Tokyo, on July 6. Organizers expect about 400,000 visitors will come to the market where 100,000 pots will be put for sale by 120 florists during its three-day session. A standard pot carries a price tag of 2,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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18K gold bathtub made for hotels

TOKYO, Japan - A woman wearing Japanese summer kimono pose in a 18K-gold bathtub made by Tanaka Kinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Tokyo on June 28, with a security guard standing by. The company made the golden bath, priced at 120 million yen, based on an order from Mikazuki hotel group based in Chiba Prefecture. Tanaka Kikinzoku will deliver six 18K-gold bathtubs to three hotels operated by Mikazuki group by November. (Kyodo)

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller ordered to pay penalty, back taxes

TOKYO, Japan - ''Rakugo'' comic storyteller Hayashiya Shozo speaks with reporters in Tokyo on April 16 after being ordered by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau to pay about 40 million yen in penalty and back taxes. The bureau said Hayashiya failed to declare around 120 million yen in income for the three years through 2005. (Kyodo)

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Association to pay Asa 120 mil. yen in retirement settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa leaves a meeting of JSA directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 10, 2010, after the meeting decided to pay an undisclosed retirement settlement to former yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia, who last week quit the sport following allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo nightclub in a drunken rage. According to a source close to the JSA, it is believed Asashoryu will receive 120 million yen in retirement benefits. (Kyodo)