money

We attempt to buy Starbucks Japan’s 60,000 yen lucky beckoning cat

Manekineko designed to generate prosperity threatens to do the opposite, leaving us with nothing but zekku.

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How do young Japanese women spend their hard-earned money to treat themselves?

The millennial generation of women dishes on how they’ve spent the largest amount of money on themselves as a reward.

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Osaka Expo 1,000-yen coins go on sale for the low price of 13,800 yen

It’s a steal any way you look at it.

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Japan considering restricting senior citizens’ access to ATMs

National Police Agency believe it’s for their own good.

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What it’s like to pray for concert tickets, money, and more at Tokyo’s specialty Fukutoku Shrine

Our reporter makes a long journey in the hope that some divine intervention will help her score tickets to her favorite idols’ concert this year.

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10 million yen in cash found garbage, now belongs to city of Sapporo

The city plans to reuse instead of recycle.

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What should you do if you have Japanese money that’s been destroyed like this?

After waiting a year to get her lost wallet back, is all hope lost for our reporter’s 1o,000 yen bill?

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5 million yen in cash found in Otsu City dump

One person’s trash is another’s five million yen.

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Asahi Breweries to gift its over 3,000 employees with 30,000 yen each to eat out

Christmas is coming early for Asahi Breweries workers.

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Japan has stopped printing its current yen bills, Mt. Fuji only element to be retained in new set

A changing of the yen guard for everything except Japan’s tallest mountain.

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Can you use the fluctuating exchange rate and Japan’s weak yen to make some money? We find out

Our wannabe Wolf of Wall Street attempts to strike it rich with the volatile exchange rates.

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Major telecom company to give 200-yen apology payouts to 35M people

Now, don’t go spending it all in one place, folks.

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Dedicate your savings to your oshi of choice with this new buildable offertory box

Pay homage to your favorite character or idol (“oshi”) while building your bank.

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Over half a million yen in cash comes floating down river in Toyama【Video】

They told us money doesn’t grow on trees, but why didn’t they tell us it flows in aqueducts?

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Survey reveals the average monthly allowance of Japanese high school students

Students are also asked if they’re satisfied with the amount that they have to spend. 

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Saiki City accidentally let resident claim 1.3 million yen in gift certificates

Ask, and it shall be given you.

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Japanese town recovers 43 million yen in COVID money mistakenly sent to one man who gambled it away

Probably the most unexpected turnaround in an already long string of unexpected turnarounds.

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Man who gambled entire Japanese town’s COVID relief money arrested

The latest in a long line of slip-ups.

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Man who got entire town’s COVID relief money believed to have lost it all at online casinos

The Generals were due!

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Man who accidentally received entire town’s COVID-19 relief money vanishes

Recipient said “I will not run” and then ran.

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