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Jelly in shape of ancient burial mound

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 3, 2014, shows a jelly in the shape of an ancient Japanese burial mound, with a gummy bear inside, provided at the cafe of the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The green-tea-flavored dessert is being offered for 500 yen until Sept. 15 in commemoration of a special exhibit at the museum.

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Jelly in shape of ancient burial mound

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 3, 2014, shows a jelly in the shape of an ancient Japanese burial mound, provided at the cafe of the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The green-tea-flavored dessert is being offered for 500 yen until Sept. 15 in commemoration of a special exhibit at the museum.

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Memorial coins for 3 prefectures

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows three pairs of memorial coins depicting (from top) Toyama, Tottori and Kumamoto prefectures -- 1,000 yen (L) and 500 yen (R) -- which are scheduled to be sold from late May 2011, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the implementation of the local autonomy law. Japan Mint held a commencement ceremony at its head office in Osaka on May 16, 2011, as the agency began producing the coins the same day.

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Coins marking 20th anniversary of Emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 10,000-yen gold coin that Japan will issue later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. The front side of the pure-gold coin (top) depicts a phoenix and the Imperial Palace's ''Nijubashi'' double-arched bridge and the reverse side (bottom) depicts the chrysanthemum seal. A 500-yen nickel-brass coins will also be issued.

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Higher taxi fares in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - A taxi company employee puts a new fare sticker on the side window of a taxi in Nagoya, where the starting fare went up to 500 yen on Oct. 19 for the initial ride of up to 1.3 kilometers, the first effective fare increase in 11 years. On the same day, the government announced a 7.2 percent hike in Tokyo taxi fares from Dec. 3, raising the starting fare for the first 2 km from 660 yen to 710 yen.

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Tanigaki unveils two 50th anniversary coins

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki unveils the designs of two commemorative coins on April 28 -- a 500-yen coin (left) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's Antarctic expedition and a 1,000-yen coin (right) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's accession to the United Nations.

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Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found, man on wanted list

TOKYO, Japan - Kumamoto prefectural police on Feb. 3 show a suspected counterfeit coin (below), which was discovered at an automated teller machine at the Kumamoto Central Post Office in the city of Kumamoto on Jan. 22. A man in his 40s allegedly used 14 fake coins Jan. 22. The 500-yen coin above is genuine. Over 5,500 suspected counterfeit coins have been found in Fukuoka prefecture, Tokyo as well as Kumamoto.

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Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found in 3 prefectures

TOKYO, Japan - Pictured on Feb. 3 is one of fake 500-yen coins which have been found in the prefectures of Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Tokyo. A total of 5,583 counterfeit 500-yen coins have been discovered in the prefectures, the Finance Ministry said.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to launch anti-virus mask in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Feb. 6 it will launch on Feb. 14 in Japan a mask (worn by a model) that it believes can inactivate 80% of viruses, including SARS and bird flu virus, with its special enzyme-woven fabric. Mitsubishi Heavy, one of Japan's largest aviation and defense equipment makers, said the Beaver Mask to be sold at drugstores across the nation will carry a suggested retail price of 500 yen.

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Humble sardines now more expensive than sea breams

TOKYO, Japan - The stock of Japanese sardines, the fish long associated with the popular Japanese palate, appears to be undergoing an inexplicable change in recent years. A single sardine now fetches nearly 500 yen at times, exceeding upmarket fish like farmed yellowtails and sea breams.

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500 yen coin sample found at BOJ's Hiroshima branch

OSAKA, Japan - A 500 yen coin sample made at the Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau in Osaka has been found at the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Hiroshima branch, mint bureau officials said Nov. 29. Photo shows a 500 yen coin sample similar to the one found at the branch. Such samples should not be circulated, the bureau said.

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MK offers discount cab rides in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Twenty-five cabs leave Kyoto-based taxi operator MK Co.'s subsidiary in Nagoya July 17 as company officials see them off. The unit began offering initial meter charges of 500 yen, about 20% cheaper than other taxi firms here, as competition in the taxi industry intensifies.

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One Coin Taxi starts discount service in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A taxi driver with One Coin Taxi Co., an affiliate of Osaka taxi operator Shinnihonkotsu Co., holds a 500-yen coin outside his car in Osaka on July 12. The company started operation with a new service with an initial 2-kilometer charge of 500 yen amid intensifying competition in the taxi industry. The service, the lowest among major cities where a taxi ride usually costs 660 yen for the initial stage, will last for six months.

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(3)Japan to issue World Cup commemorative coins next spring

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows three types of 500-yen nickel brass coins to be issued by the Finance Ministry next spring to mark the 2002 World Cup soccer finals to be co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. The 500-yen coins are the same size as those currently in circulation and will have a world map and players on the head and a soccer ball, the emblem and a symbol indicating the length of a game on the back.

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New 500 yen coins launched in bid to curb fakes

TOKYO, Japan - New 500 yen coins put in circulation Aug. 1 are designed to prevent the use of forged coins in vending machines. The new coins are almost the same in size, weight and design as the current 500 yen silver-colored coins, but have a slightly yellowish hue. Zinc has been added to the coins to change their electrical conductivity as a way to prevent vending machines from accepting bogus ones.

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New 500 yen coin unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a sample of the new 500 yen coin unveiled July 28 by the Bank of Japan. The coin has been designed to end vending-machine fraud. It is almost the same in size, weight and design as the current 500 yen silver-colored coin, but has a slightly yellowish hue. Zinc has been added to change their electrical conductivity and to prevent vending machines from accepting other coins of similar weight and size.

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New 500 yen coins to be circulated from Aug. 1

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows new 500 yen coins designed to prevent the use of counterfeit coins in vending machines. The new coins will begin to be circulated Aug. 1, according to the Finance Ministry.

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Two sailors arrested for allegedly using Myanmarese coins

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a 1 kyat Myanmarese coin (R), similar in size and weight as a 500 yen Japanese coin (L). Police said June 22 they have caught two Myanmarese sailors for using the kyat coins to buy cigarettes and collect change from a vending machine in Osaka. The Myanmarese coin has a value of about 1 yen.

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Osaka mint begins production of new 500 yen coin

OSAKA, Japan - A new 500 yen coin (L), which went into production on April 26, is shown next to a 500 yen coin currently in circulation. The Finance Ministry decided to issue the new coin after an increasing number of fake coins were found in vending machines across the nation. In most cases, altered South Korean 500 won coins, worth about 48 yen, were used. A 500 won coin is the same size as a 500 yen coin but weighs slightly more.

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Japan to issue reminted 500 yen coin

TOKYO, Japan - Senior State Finance Secretary Yoshinori Ono holds a graphic panel at a news conference Dec. 3, displaying the image of a new 500 yen coin (L) which the Finance Ministry plans to issue around next August to stem the widespread use of counterfeits.

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Design of new 500 yen coin unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - A graphic image of a new 500 yen coin (L) as released by the Finance Ministry on Dec. 3. At right is an image of the existing 500 yen coin.

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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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Hungarian coins found in Osaka vending machine

OSAKA, Japan - Two Hungarian 50 forint coins (L) were found in a cigarette vending machine at a convenience store in Tennoji Ward, Osaka, on Nov. 11. The coins are nearly the same size and weight as Japanese 500 yen coins (R), police said. It is believed the coins were used to obtain cigarettes as well as change from the vending machine.

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Commemorative coins for emperor's reign to be issued

OSAKA, Japan - The Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau announces Nov. 1 it will accept mail orders from Nov. 8 to 21 for 100,000 sets each containing a 10,000 yen gold coin and 500 yen nickel coin (in the photo). The coins commemorate the 10th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's reign. Also to be issued will be 100,000 sets each containing the 10,000 yen gold coin.

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Gold coin to be issued to celebrate emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows both sides of the 10,000-yen gold coin to be issued to celebrate Emperor Akihito's 10th anniversary of enthronement. One side of the coin, 20 grams in weight and 28 millimeters in diameter, is a design of a Phoenix, and the other side is a chrysanthemum, the emblem of the imperial family. Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazwa on July 13 announced details of the issuance in November. The government will issue 200,000 gold coins and 15 million 500-yen nickel coins.

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Doctored 500 won coins found

The photo shows doctored South Korean 500-won coins police confiscated from a man arrested in Hiroshima on Jan. 27. Lim Seng Chua, who identified himself as Malaysian, was found possessing some 670 such coins. The coins were filed down with drill holes to match the weight of Japanese 500 yen coins. A 500 won coin is the same in size as a 500 yen coin but is less than one-tenth in value of its Japanese counterpart.

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Japan's new 500 yen coin

File photo taken June 21, 2021, in Saitama near Tokyo shows Japan's new 500 yen coins. The new coins, basically the same in design but with a mechanism to prevent counterfeiting, went into circulation on Nov. 1.

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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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Over 5,500 suspected fake coins found, man on wanted list

TOKYO, Japan - Kumamoto prefectural police on Feb. 3 show a suspected counterfeit coin (below), which was discovered at an automated teller machine at the Kumamoto Central Post Office in the city of Kumamoto on Jan. 22. A man in his 40s allegedly used 14 fake coins Jan. 22. The 500-yen coin above is genuine. Over 5,500 suspected counterfeit coins have been found in Fukuoka prefecture, Tokyo as well as Kumamoto. (Kyodo)

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(Caption Corrected) Tanigaki unveils two 50th anniversary coins

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki unveils the designs of two commemorative coins on April 28 -- a 1,000-yen coin (left) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's Antarctic expedition and a 500-yen coin (right) marking the 50th anniversary of Japan's accession to the United Nations. (Kyodo)

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500 yen coin sample found at BOJ's Hiroshima branch

OSAKA, Japan - A 500 yen coin sample made at the Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau in Osaka has been found at the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) Hiroshima branch, mint bureau officials said Nov. 29. Photo shows a 500 yen coin sample similar to the one found at the branch. Such samples should not be circulated, the bureau said.

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Two sailors arrested for allegedly using Myanmarese coins

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a 1 kyat Myanmarese coin (R), similar in size and weight as a 500 yen Japanese coin (L). Police said June 22 they have caught two Myanmarese sailors for using the kyat coins to buy cigarettes and collect change from a vending machine in Osaka. The Myanmarese coin has a value of about 1 yen.

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(1) Spy cameras on display at Japan Camera Museum

TOKYO, Japan - The world's smallest camera, "Petal" (L), on display on Dec. 6 at Japan Camera Museum in Tokyo. Petal, the size of a 500 yen, or $1 dollar coin, entered the Guinness Book of Records as the smallest spy camera in the world. (Kyodo)

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Prisoners in Hiroshima make Carp goods

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2015, shows an accessory case in the shape of the uniform of the Hiroshima Carp professional baseball club, made by prisoners working at the sewing plant of the Hiroshima Prison in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima. The product, partly made of a light reflective material to prevent traffic accidents, is on sale for 500 yen (approximately $4). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo's popular college cafeteria serves authentic Indian curry

An Indian chef shows a lunch set at "Curry mantra" in a dining hall at Toyo University in the Hakusan area of Tokyo's Bunkyo district on May 21, 2015. The popular menu, which includes two types of authentic Indian curry and a freshly baked naan, is priced at 500 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coins marking 20th anniversary of Emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a 10,000-yen gold coin that Japan will issue later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. The front side of the pure-gold coin (top) depicts a phoenix and the Imperial Palace's ''Nijubashi'' double-arched bridge and the reverse side (bottom) depicts the chrysanthemum seal. A 500-yen nickel-brass coins will also be issued. (Kyodo)

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Higher taxi fares in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - A taxi company employee puts a new fare sticker on the side window of a taxi in Nagoya, where the starting fare went up to 500 yen on Oct. 19 for the initial ride of up to 1.3 kilometers, the first effective fare increase in 11 years. On the same day, the government announced a 7.2 percent hike in Tokyo taxi fares from Dec. 3, raising the starting fare for the first 2 km from 660 yen to 710 yen. (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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Memorial coins for 3 prefectures

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows three pairs of memorial coins depicting (from top) Toyama, Tottori and Kumamoto prefectures -- 1,000 yen (L) and 500 yen (R) -- which are scheduled to be sold from late May 2011, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the implementation of the local autonomy law. Japan Mint held a commencement ceremony at its head office in Osaka on May 16, 2011, as the agency began producing the coins the same day. (Kyodo)

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Jelly in shape of ancient burial mound

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 3, 2014, shows a jelly in the shape of an ancient Japanese burial mound, with a gummy bear inside, provided at the cafe of the Shimane Museum of Ancient Izumo, in Izumo, Shimane Prefecture. The green-tea-flavored dessert is being offered for 500 yen until Sept. 15 in commemoration of a special exhibit at the museum. (Kyodo)

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows (from L) 10,000 yen gold coins and 500 yen coins, both produced to commemorate Emperor Naruhito's enthronement, and the first 500 yen and 100 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows the first 500 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows the first 500 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints coins commemorating emperor's enthronement

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows 10,000 yen gold coins (upper) and 500 yen coins produced to commemorate Emperor Naruhito's enthronement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows the first 500 yen and 100 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows the first 500 yen and 100 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Photo taken at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019, shows the first 500 yen and 100 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (2nd from L) attends a ceremony marking the first 500 yen and 100 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era, held at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan mints first coins featuring new Reiwa Era

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a ceremony marking the first 500 yen and 100 yen coins featuring Japan's new Reiwa imperial era, held at the Japan Mint in Osaka on July 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Japanese 500 yen coin

Photo taken at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2019, shows the front (L) and back of the new 500 yen coin to be introduced in fiscal 2021. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo