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Tokyo noodle shop serves 'full-course meal' in 3,000-yen bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Shoichi Fujimaki dishes up a 3,000-yen ramen noodle bowl at his restaurant Fujimaki Gekijo in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on May 12.

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Cheaper day laborers' inns in Osaka attract foreign tourists

OSAKA, Japan - A tourist information center opens in the Airin district in Osaka's Nishinari Ward, known as a day laborers' area, on Jan. 26 through Feb. 27. Accomodations in the district have been used by day laborers for an average 3,000 yen a day, but in recent years, the facilities have attracted foreign tourists looking for cheaper lodging places.

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Sojitz arm to sell bargain-priced, 1-week-only DVD software

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows some of the bargain-priced DVD software which Ebistrade Inc., a subsidiary of trading firm Sojitz Corp., will start marketing on Aug. 4. The company said on July 27 that its DVD movies and other software that can be played only for a week cost only 525 yen, compared with 2,000 yen-3,000 yen for conventional DVD products.

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(1)45,000 turn up to watch Beckham and Real in practice

TOKYO, Japan - David Beckham is presented with flowers by two Japanese boys before he and his Real Madrid teammates go through a training session before a near-capacity crowd at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 3. Some 45,000 fans paid 3,000 yen (around $25) to scream, cheer, snap Beckham's every move as he worked out alongside superstar teammates Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Luis Figo.

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2 Hungarians held over using forint coins in vending machines

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hungarian forint coins recovered from vending machines in the Tokyo area. Police arrested two men Nov. 18 on suspicion of stealing 3,000 yen by placing these coins in a vending machine and operating the return-coin lever. The Hungarian coins worth about 22 yen each have been altered to make them the same size and weight as 500 yen coins.

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Tokyo noodle shop serves 'full-course meal' in 3,000-yen bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Shoichi Fujimaki dishes up a 3,000-yen ramen noodle bowl at his restaurant Fujimaki Gekijo in Tokyo's Meguro Ward on May 12. (Kyodo)

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Toyota to hike base wages for 3rd yr, but half of union's demand

File photo taken in February 2016 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the headquarters of Toyota Motor Corp. in the central Japanese city of Toyota. It was reported on March 15 that the auto giant plans to raise base wages for the third year running following its annual spring wage talks, although by half of the 3,000 yen ($26) per month sought by the firm's labor union. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota union to seek 3,000 yen or more base salary hike

Tatsuya Sasaki, head of Toyota Motor Corp.'s labor union, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2016. Sasaki said that the union plans to seek a base wage hike of 3,000 yen ($25) or more a month before the start of annual wage talks in February that are widely considered crucial for the country's economic recovery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Share village" project holds meeting of participants

Participants of a "share village" project from around Japan attend a "villagers' meeting" at an old folk house, designated as a "village," in Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture, Japan, in June 2015. People who pay an annual fee of 3,000 yen, called "tax," can become "villagers" and enjoy country life by staying at the house. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Organizers of "share village" project stand before old folk house

Organizers of a "share village" project stand in front of an old folk house, designated as a "village," in Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture, Japan, in June 2015. They are Shunsuke Ushida (L), president of a venture business who initiated the project, and Masahiro Takeda, president of a rice direct-selling company who serves as the village mayor. People who pay an annual fee of 3,000 yen, called "tax," can become the "villagers" and enjoy country life by staying at the house. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota to hike base wages for 3rd yr, but half of union's demand

Members of Toyota Motor Corp.'s labor union raise their fists in solidarity in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 10, 2016. The carmaker plans to raise base wages for the third year running following its annual spring wage talks, although by half of the 3,000 yen ($26) per month sought by the union, sources close to the talks said on March 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyozo Matsumura accepts death penalty for killing 2 relatives

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Kyozo Matsumura, who withdrew his appeal on April 8 against the death penalty imposed on him for stabbing a 57-year-old aunt to death in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture, and stealing 20,000 yen in cash from her in January last year and, a week later, fatally beating a 72-year-old granduncle in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, and stealing 3,000 yen in cash. (Kyodo)

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Cheaper day laborers' inns in Osaka attract foreign tourists

OSAKA, Japan - A tourist information center opens in the Airin district in Osaka's Nishinari Ward, known as a day laborers' area, on Jan. 26 through Feb. 27. Accomodations in the district have been used by day laborers for an average 3,000 yen a day, but in recent years, the facilities have attracted foreign tourists looking for cheaper lodging places. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to take orders for World Cup coins from Tues.

TOKYO, Japan - Orders for commemorative coins for this year's World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea will be accepted from Feb. 26 to March 11, the Finance Ministry said Feb. 25. Special 10,000 yen gold coins will sell for 40,000 yen each and 1,000 yen silver coins for 6,000 yen. Two-piece sets of gold and silver coins (in photo) will sell for 45,000 yen and sets of three 500 yen nickel coins will go for 3,000 yen.

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Toyota union to demand over 3,000 yen pay-scale hike

Mitsuyuki Tsuruoka, head of the Federation of All Toyota Workers' Unions, speaks at a press conference in Amagasaki in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 12, 2018. Tsuruoka said the federation of labor unions at the Toyota Motor Corp. group plans to demand a monthly base wage increase of 3,000 yen ($27) or more in upcoming spring wage talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyota unions to seek 3,000 yen or more monthly base salary hike

Tatsuya Sasaki, head of the Federation of All Toyota Workers' Unions, attends a press conference in Hiroshima on Jan. 13, 2017. Sasaki said that the federation of labor unions within the Toyota Motor Corp. group plan to propose its members demand a monthly base wage hike of 3,000 yen ($26) or more in upcoming annual wage negotiations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sojitz arm to sell bargain-priced, 1-week-only DVD software

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows some of the bargain-priced DVD software which Ebistrade Inc., a subsidiary of trading firm Sojitz Corp., will start marketing on Aug. 4. The company said on July 27 that its DVD movies and other software that can be played only for a week cost only 525 yen, compared with 2,000 yen-3,000 yen for conventional DVD products. (Kyodo)

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(1)45,000 turn up to watch Beckham and Real in practice

TOKYO, Japan - David Beckham is presented with flowers by two Japanese boys before he and his Real Madrid teammates go through a training session before a near-capacity crowd at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 3. Some 45,000 fans paid 3,000 yen (around $25) to scream, cheer, snap Beckham's every move as he worked out alongside superstar teammates Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldo and Luis Figo. (Kyodo)

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2 Hungarians held over using forint coins in vending machines

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hungarian forint coins recovered from vending machines in the Tokyo area. Police arrested two men Nov. 18 on suspicion of stealing 3,000 yen by placing these coins in a vending machine and operating the return-coin lever. The Hungarian coins worth about 22 yen each have been altered to make them the same size and weight as 500 yen coins.