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OSAKA--The Japan Mint plans to soon release ... which consists of the regular six coins in denominations of 1 through 500 yen. It will retail for 2,500 yen, limited to 50,000 sets.

The Japanese yen is slightly lower on Thursday. In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 156.25, down 0.16% on the day.

The dollar last fetched 144.78 yen, down 0.12%. The Bank of Japan has stuck to its ultra-loose ... losses to stand flat against the dollar at $1.094. The early move helped the dollar index ...

The yen has been weakening once again. The Japanese currency traded at the 142 ... The unemployment rate also improved slightly, dropping to 4.1 percent. Wage growth rose by 4 percent year-over ...

while the 500 yen coin will be redesigned around 2021. The new 10,000 yen note will feature famed industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa. He was a driver of Japanese industry from the 19th through early ...