The people have spoken: The Kanji of the Year for 2024 is, once again, ้ (kin, kane), meaning money or gold – a character reflecting a range of topics from the Olympics to the LDP’s embarrassing political slush fund scandal.
There’s a lot of excitement around Japan’s new money. But what will happen to the increasingly rare 2000 yen bill?
Seven members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party won’t be charged in a scheme that saw them receive substantial financial kickbacks.
A Japanese government survey shows that Japan’s youth are feeling especially pessimistic about their financial straits – as bad as during the 2008 crisis.
The weak yen has made it more attractive than ever to travel to Japan – but some restaurants and stores are taking advantage of that. The latest on tourist scams in Japan and how to spot them.
A small town accidentally gave a man a small fortune. What the man did next has made national headlines in Japan.
Thanks to COVID-19, the Japanese custom of otoshidama is going the cashless route this year – and some people couldn’t be more happy.
Japan’s modern 1 yen coin has an interesting 65-year history. But could cashless and COVID-19 soon make it a relic of the past?
Sources say Princess Mako’s fiance may try a legal end-run to move their marriage forward. But will the Japanese public buy it?
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