‘Phantom’ coins — believed to be destroyed after WWII — found in warehouse in Japan
Today, 1 yen is worth 0.65 cents in USD, less than a penny. Close-up photos show the ceramic coin, adorned with Mount Fuji on ...
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Boxes of ceramic ‘phantom coins’ from WWII found in Kyoto
Mount Fuji and a cherry blossom are depicted on each side. A total of 15 million ceramic coins, valued at 1 sen, 5 sen and 10 sen, were produced during World War II. However, they were disposed of ...
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INTERVIEW/ Ken Noguchi: Climbing toll for Mount Fuji should be as high as 10,000 yen
Alpinist Ken Noguchi said tighter restrictions are needed to protect Mount Fuji from overtourism ... and trail maintenance on Mount Fuji. The 2,000-yen toll seemingly marks just the beginning.