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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (front row, 3rd from L) poses for a photo during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on March 28, 2026. The 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain is expected to generate about 9.8 billion yen ($61 million) in annual economic activity, as around 30 million people are expected to visit.

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150-meter-tall fountain completed in Tokyo

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during the opening ceremony of Tokyo Aqua Symphony, one of the world's largest fountains, at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on March 28, 2026. The 150-meter-tall, 250-meter-wide fountain is expected to generate about 9.8 billion yen ($61 million) in annual economic activity, as around 30 million people are expected to visit.

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Dollar plunges to 150 yen level

A financial monitor at a currency trading house in Tokyo shows the dollar tumbling to the 150 yen level on Feb. 7, 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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Tokyo stocks plunge

Pedestrians pass by a financial monitor in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2024, showing the Nikkei Stock Average ending nearly 1,000 points lower from the previous day's close with the dollar slipping below 150 yen.

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Dollar at 150 yen level

A financial monitor in Tokyo on July 31, 2024, shows the dollar trading in the 150 yen range, down from over 153 yen, after the Bank of Japan's announcement that it will raise its key short-term interest rate to around 0.25 percent from a range of zero to 0.1 percent.

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U.S. dollar trades above 150 yen line

Financial data screens at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo show the U.S. dollar trading above the 150 yen line on the night of Oct. 3, 2023, a level not seen since October 2022.

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Fashion model wears diamond-studded tiara in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fashion model Chinami Suzuki wears a diamond-studded tiara, valued at 15 million yen (about $150,000), in Osaka, western Japan, on July 8, 2014.

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Renesas shareholders' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of the venue in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2013, of a shareholders' meeting of struggling chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. The shareholders approved a 150 billion yen investment plan from a Japanese government-backed fund and eight private-sector firms to accelerate restructuring measures.

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Giants paid more than allowable money to some players

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Catcher Shinnosuke Abe of the Yomiuri Giants arrives at Hamamatsu ballpark in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 15, 2012, for a pre-season game against the Chunichi Dragons. The Giants paid some players, including Abe and several other active leading members, more than the agreed-on limit for signing on bonuses and incentive money -- over 150 million yen, a source close to the matter said the same day.

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Giants paid more than allowable money to some players

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Tatsunori Hara, manager of the Yomiuri Giants, arrives at Hamamatsu ballpark in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 15, 2012, for a pre-season game against the Chunichi Dragons. The Giants paid some players, including active leading members, more than the agreed-on limit for signing on bonuses and incentive money -- over 150 million yen, a source close to the matter said the same day.

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Giants paid more than allowable money to some players

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi of the Yomiuri Giants arrives at Hamamatsu ballpark in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 15, 2012, for a pre-season game against the Chunichi Dragons. The Giants paid some players, including Takahashi and several other active leading members, more than the agreed-on limit for signing on bonuses and incentive money -- over 150 million yen, a source close to the matter said the same day.

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Suntory's 1-million-yen whisky

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky Aged 50 Years'' which Suntory Holdings Ltd. announced on Nov. 9, 2011, it will sell at a price of 1 million yen per bottle. The company began accepting orders for the 150 limited edition the same day and will start shipping from Dec. 13 or later.

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Ishikawa to donate all season's money for quake relief

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese teen professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who said March 29, 2011, that he will donate all of the money he earns on major tours overseas and JGTO tours during the 2011 season to relief efforts for the victims of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. Ishikawa earned about 150 million yen last season.

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Nakamura re-signs with Seibu Lions

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions slugger Takeya Nakamura celebrates at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2009, after re-signing with the Pacific League baseball club for a salary of 150 million yen, up 80 million yen from 2009.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors.

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Toyota expects 1st operating loss in FY 2008

NAGOYA, Japan - Katsuaki Watanabe, president of Toyota Motor Corp., responds to questions from reporters at a press conference in Nagoya on Dec. 22. Toyota said it expects an operating loss of 150 billion yen for fiscal 2008 group business, the first group loss in its history, due to shrinking global auto sales and the yen's further appreciation.

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Demand for damages by forced Chinese laborers turned down

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tan Yinchun (R), 87, one of three surviving plaintiffs, speaks to the press in the city of Yamagata on Feb. 12 after the Yamagata District Court turned down a 150 million yen damages suit filed by six Chinese nationals who were forcibly brought to Japan as laborers during World War II. Tan expressed anger at the decision and said he was disappointed after spending more than three years on the court battle.

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Slump in first tuna auction of the year in Wakayama

SHINGU, Japan - Fish dealers examine tuna in the first auction of the year on Jan. 4 at the Katsuura Fishery Cooperative in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, one of the largest coastal tuna fishing towns in Japan. The auction of 36 tons of tuna fetched 17 million yen. The highest bid went to a 51-kilogram yellowfin tuna for 150,000 yen. The volume of tuna auctioned during the day and the amount in transactions were just half of last year's levels. Co-op officials attributed the slump to higher fuel prices and the reluctance of younger fishermen to go to sea during the New Year holidays.

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Countdown party held for Michelin's 1st Tokyo guidebook

TOKYO, Japan - A countdown party celebrating the issuance of Michelin's first Tokyo guidebook was held in Tokyo's fashionable Roppongi district around midnight on Nov. 21. The guidebook, which presents photos and introductory essays on 150 restaurants in Tokyo including eight top three-star rated Japanese and French restaurants as well as reviews of 28 hotels, hit the stands on Nov. 22 at a price of 2,310 yen.

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Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry unveils gold pony to fete royal birth

TOKYO, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on Sept. 20 unveils to the public a pony made with about 30 kilograms of pure gold to commemorate the birth of Prince Hisahito, who was born Sept. 6 to Princess Kiko and Prince Akishino, the second son of Emperor Akihito. The pony, whose market price is worth 150 million yen, will be sold if there is an order after being displayed at the company's main store in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, and outlets in Nagoya, Fukuoka and Osaka.

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Japan presents sumo rings, mat to Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso (L) hands popular Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu a list of sumo items to be donated as Japan's assistance to the Bulgarian Sumo Federation at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on FEb. 8. The sumo items, worth a total of $59,000 or about 6.3 million yen, include seven sumo rings for competition and practice sessions, 150 practice suits and a sumo mat.

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Sharp to invest 150 bil. yen in 2nd LCD plant in Kameyama

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speaks to reporters about the company's plan to invest 150 billion yen for the production of large-scale liquid crystal displays for LCD televisions at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 12.

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Toyota launches pickup plant in Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said on Aug. 25 it has begun producing and selling a new pickup truck in Thailand, the first step in the automaker's plan to build a global supply network. The new pickup, the Hilux VIGO (photo), is the first of five newly developed models to be produced in four countries -- Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa and Argentina -- in an investment worth about 150 billion yen. The five models -- three pickup trucks, a minivan and a sport-utility vehicle -- will be sold in more than 140 countries outside Japan and North America.

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Murota eases to victory at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Kiyoshi Murota poses with his cup in hands after defeating British Open winner Ben Curtis to win the 150 million yen Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Masters Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 16.

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(1)Orient to ask Mizuho for 150 bil. yen capital boost

TOKYO, Japan - Hisashi Kanai, president of the ailing consumer credit company Orient Corp., speaks at a news conference March 14 on his firm's decision to ask Mizuho Corporate Bank to provide 150 billion yen for a capital increase in a bid to speed up its restructuring drive. Kanai said he will step down once the new program gets on track

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Japanese relief goods arrive in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Relief goods provided by Japan to help people hit by a recent earthquake in China's far western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region arrive at Beijing airport on Feb. 28. Japan has sent $150,000 in grants and 13 million yen worth of materials, including tents and blankets.

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Honda to lease fuel cell vehicle in Japan, U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. will lease its fuel cell vehicle FCX (photo) in Japan and the United States from Dec. 2, the same date that rival Toyota Motor Corp. will start leasing its own fuel cell vehicle. The four-seat FCX, which uses hydrogen instead of gasoline as its power source, can run at a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour and can travel about 355 km on one tank of hydrogen. It will be leased for 800,000 yen a month under a 12-month contract, 400,000 yen lower than the leasing fee set by Toyota for its FCHV sport utility vehicle.

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Tanino Gimlet, Take win Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Tanino Gimlet charges into the lead from the outside down the final stretch to win the 69th running of the Japan Derby at the Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, allowing Yutaka Take to become the first jockey to post his third victory in the Grade One race. Tanino Gimlet crossed the finish line in the 2,400-meter race on turf in 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds by a length ahead of U.S.-born Symboli Kris S (11) to claim the 150 million yen prize.

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Season's first crop of 'Yubari' melon fetches 150,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - These ''Yubari'' melons, the season's first crop grown at a Hokkaido farm, were knocked down to a Sapporo department store for 150,000 yen (about 1,170 dollars at current exchange rate) apiece in an auction held May 14. ''The price makes me lose all my appetite,'' commented a housewife who visited the fruit section of the department store.

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Haseko unveils new reform plan

TOKYO, Japan - Toshihjisa Dake, president of struggling condominium developer Haseko Corp., unveils a sweeping restructuring plan at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21. The program calls for 150 billion yen in financial support from major creditor banks and a 10% cut in personnel expenses in three years.

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Asahi Mutual Life to seek 150 bil. yen from 3 banks

TOKYO, Japan - Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. President Yuzuru Fujita announces a fresh restructuring package, featuring a capital injection of 150 billion yen from three banks and a deep cut in its heavy equity holding losses, at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 15.

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JR Tokai ordered to pay 49 mil. yen over teen's death

NUMAZU, Japan - Yasuo Kawasaki (L) and Nobue Kawasaki, parents of Yusuke Kawasaki, wipe away tears at a news conference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 7 after the Shizuoka District Court ordered Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) to pay them 49 million yen in compensation over a 1995 bullet train accident at Mishima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. On Dec. 27, 1995, their son Yusuke, 17, died after getting his finger caught in a train door and being dragged for about 150 meters.

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Sony unveils advanced model of Aibo robot

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Nobuyuki Idei shows a new model of the company's Aibo entertainment robot at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Sony said the new version, to be put on the market for 150,000 yen, responds by movement and sound when it is called by its name, which is registered by voice.

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Ski jumper Funaki gives cash for Turkish quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Nagano Olympic gold medal-winning ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki (R) of Japan hands his donation to Yaman Baskut, Turkey's ambassador to Japan, on Sept. 20 for helping people injured in the country's massive earthquake last month. The donation of 150,000 yen, tendered at the Turkish Embassy, was prize money Funaki received for winning a summer jump competition.

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Crowds flock to buy annual 'Jumbo Lottery' tickets

People line up early on Dec. 1 to buy tickets for the annual year-end ''Jumbo Lottery'' at a booth in Ginza, Tokyo. Sales of the 300 yen tickets for the lottery with a top prize of 150 million yen will continue through Dec. 25. The draw will be on Dec. 31.

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Tiger Woods celebrates eagle

World's top golfer Tiger Woods celebrates after knocking down an eagle on the 14th hole of the Ibusuki Golf Club in the third-round of the 150 million yen Casio World Open golf tournament. Making his debut in the official Japan PGA tour competition, Woods has struggled over the three days to be in tie for 19th at 2-under par.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-JAPANESE YEN-U.S. DOLLAR-EXCHANGE RATE

(221020) -- TOKYO, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An electronic display shows a real-time exchange rate of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 20, 2022. The Japanese yen dropped past the psychologically important 150 level versus the U.S. dollar on Thursday, marking the first time the currency has dropped to this level since 1990. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Japanese yen slumps to 32-year low vs. U.S. dollar, Nikkei ends lower on U.S. recession woes" (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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Yen falls to 150 range vs. dollar

A street financial monitor in Tokyo shows the Japanese yen breaching the 150 line to hit a fresh 32-year low against the U.S. dollar on Oct. 20, 2022.

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NTT DOCOMO's 5G, New Services and New Products Presentation

NTT DoCoMo announced on the 18th that it will start commercial service of the 5th generation communication (5G) on the 25th. The "5G Gigaho" pricing plan will have unlimited data usage capacity for the time being, with a monthly fee starting at 4,480 yen (excluding consumption tax), 500 yen more than the current "Gigaho" 4G plan. The company aims to set up 20,000 5G base stations by fiscal 2021 and 20 million subscribers by fiscal 2011. 500 5G base stations will be installed within the month. The service will be available at 150 locations, including major stadiums such as Yokohama International Stadium and Hanshin Koshien Stadium, major transportation and tourist facilities such as Haneda International Airport, JR Osaka Station and Tokyo Sky Tree, and some docomo shops. Photo taken on March 18, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Station Desk, a shared office opened in JR East's Tokyo Station.

On April 21, JR East opened its first shared office store, "STATION DESK Tokyo Marunouchi," in Tokyo Station. It is located near the south ticket gate of Marunouchi Station and occupies a former office of approximately 50 square meters. The 16 seats are available by reservation only, with six types of seating available to suit different work styles. The office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with wireless LAN, power supply, and tea machines available. For the time being, the fee is 150 yen per 15 minutes, excluding tax. JR East has been operating "Station Booths," box-type shared offices in four stations in Tokyo, and plans to increase the number of locations to 30 in fiscal 2020. At a press conference held on the same day, Futoshi Sano, manager of the Business Creation Division, said, "We want to develop shared offices that are unique to stations, valuing every second of the workers' lives. (= November 21, 2019, inside JR Tokyo Station, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Toyota launches pickup plant in Thailand

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said on Aug. 25 it has begun producing and selling a new pickup truck in Thailand, the first step in the automaker's plan to build a global supply network. The new pickup, the Hilux VIGO (photo), is the first of five newly developed models to be produced in four countries -- Thailand, Indonesia, South Africa and Argentina -- in an investment worth about 150 billion yen. The five models -- three pickup trucks, a minivan and a sport-utility vehicle -- will be sold in more than 140 countries outside Japan and North America. (Kyodo)

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Sharp to invest 150 bil. yen in 2nd LCD plant in Kameyama

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Katsuhiko Machida speaks to reporters about the company's plan to invest 150 billion yen for the production of large-scale liquid crystal displays for LCD televisions at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 12. (Kyodo)

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Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry unveils gold pony to fete royal birth

TOKYO, Japan - Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on Sept. 20 unveils to the public a pony made with about 30 kilograms of pure gold to commemorate the birth of Prince Hisahito, who was born Sept. 6 to Princess Kiko and Prince Akishino, the second son of Emperor Akihito. The pony, whose market price is worth 150 million yen, will be sold if there is an order after being displayed at the company's main store in the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo, and outlets in Nagoya, Fukuoka and Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Toyota expects 1st operating loss in FY 2008

NAGOYA, Japan - Katsuaki Watanabe, president of Toyota Motor Corp., responds to questions from reporters at a press conference in Nagoya on Dec. 22. Toyota said it expects an operating loss of 150 billion yen for fiscal 2008 group business, the first group loss in its history, due to shrinking global auto sales and the yen's further appreciation. (Kyodo)

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Tanino Gimlet, Take win Japan Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Top favorite Tanino Gimlet charges into the lead from the outside down the final stretch to win the 69th running of the Japan Derby at the Tokyo Racecourse on May 26, allowing Yutaka Take to become the first jockey to post his third victory in the Grade One race. Tanino Gimlet crossed the finish line in the 2,400-meter race on turf in 2 minutes, 26.2 seconds by a length ahead of U.S.-born Symboli Kris S (11) to claim the 150 million yen prize.

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(2)Orient to ask Mizuho for 150 bil. yen capital boost

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Ikuo Kaminishi, managing director of Mizuho Corporate Bank, who has been named new president of Orient Corp. to succeed Hisashi Kanai who will step down. The ailing consumer credit company said March 14 it will ask the bank to provide 150 billion yen for a capital increase in a bid to speed up its restructuring drive. (Kyodo)

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Trading house M'bishi eyes net loss in FY 2015 on commodity rout

Ken Kobayashi (L), president of Mitsubishi Corp., briefs reporters during a press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2016 on the company's expected financial results for the year ending March 31. The trading house expects to post a group net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.33 billion) due to slumping energy and commodity prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Trading house M'bishi eyes net loss in FY 2015 on commodity rout

Ken Kobayashi, president of Mitsubishi Corp., briefs reporters during a press conference in Tokyo on March 24, 2016 on the company's expected financial results for the year ending March 31. The trading house expects to post a group net loss of 150 billion yen ($1.33 billion) due to slumping energy and commodity prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Violin made of 14 kg of pure gold to be put on display

A woman poses with a violin made of around 14 kilograms of pure gold during a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2015. The violin, produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. in cooperation with Yamaha Corp., will be displayed in Tanaka's main shop in Tokyo's Ginza district from Oct. 1 to 18. The violin, which is not for sale, is valued at 150 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo