Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised as historic the state-of-the-art ...

TOKYO -- A man accused of using a fake new 10,000-yen (around $67) note at a convenience store in February has been arrested, ...

The 10,000-yen note now features financier Shibusawa Eiichi ... After the Meiji Restoration, Shibusawa worked for the new government before founding the National Bank, the first in Japan.

According to the sources, Saito allegedly used a fake of a new 10,000 yen note to pay a bill totaling 690 yen for a drink and a packet of cigarettes at a convenience store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on ...

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department recently arrested a man on suspicion of using a fake of ...

Japan issued new versions of its 10,000, 5,000 and 1,000 yen banknotes in July, in the first revamp for two decades. The new bills have improved anti-counterfeit technology including three-dimensional ...

Japan issued new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes in July last year, the first redesign since 2004. The new banknotes incorporate three-dimensional hologram technology to combat ...