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Dollar soars to mid-146 yen level

A man passes by a financial monitor in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, showing the U.S. dollar spurting to the mid-146 yen level, up about 2 yen from the previous day, after new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed a cautious stance toward further credit tightening by the Bank of Japan.

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Zoo, noodle maker release instant noodle

FUKUOKA, Japan - A pack of instant noodle dubbed "Yamaneko (wildcat) Ramen," shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, is a product jointly developed by the Fukuoka City Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan and Fujisawa Seimen Co., a noodle maker in Asahikawa on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The new product is priced at 117 yen, including 2 yen to be donated to cover feed for the endangered Tsushima Yamaneko leopard cat species raised at the zoo.

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Financial markets react to BOJ's surprise quantitative easing

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the Nikkei Stock Average jumping 755.56 points, or 4.83 percent, to close at 16,413.76 on Oct. 31, 2014, its highest finish since Nov. 2, 2007, while the dollar gaining more than 2 yen to the 111 yen level, after the Bank of Japan decided to expand its massive asset purchase program.

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Vintage 2-yen coin sold for 32 mil. yen at Tokyo coin auction

TOKYO, Japan - A vintage 2-yen coin issued in 1880 and offered for sale by the Finance Ministry fetches 32.1 million yen at an auction in Tokyo on Feb. 24.

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Vintage 2-yen coin sold for 32 mil. yen at Tokyo coin auction

TOKYO, Japan - A photo released by the Finance Ministry shows the head (R) and reverse of a vintage 2-yen coin issued in 1880, which was offered for sale by the government and sold for 32.1 million yen at an auction in Tokyo on Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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Vintage 2-yen coin sold for 32 mil. yen at Tokyo coin auction

TOKYO, Japan - A vintage 2-yen coin issued in 1880 and offered for sale by the Finance Ministry fetches 32.1 million yen at an auction in Tokyo on Feb. 24. (Kyodo)

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Zoo, noodle maker release instant noodle

FUKUOKA, Japan - A pack of instant noodle dubbed "Yamaneko (wildcat) Ramen," shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 21, 2014, is a product jointly developed by the Fukuoka City Zoological Garden in southwestern Japan and Fujisawa Seimen Co., a noodle maker in Asahikawa on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido. The new product is priced at 117 yen, including 2 yen to be donated to cover feed for the endangered Tsushima Yamaneko leopard cat species raised at the zoo. (Kyodo)

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Financial markets react to BOJ's surprise quantitative easing

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the Nikkei Stock Average jumping 755.56 points, or 4.83 percent, to close at 16,413.76 on Oct. 31, 2014, its highest finish since Nov. 2, 2007, while the dollar gaining more than 2 yen to the 111 yen level, after the Bank of Japan decided to expand its massive asset purchase program. (Kyodo)