The Royal Mint has launched a commermorative coin in honour of Victory in Europe (VE) Day. The new coin marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The VE Day 50p coin is ...

We always look forward to new music from best-selling author and singer-songwriter Michelle Zauner (aka Japanese Breakfast). Her latest LP, For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women), is set to be another ...

This supplied photo shows the front side of the commemorative 500 yen coin for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, featuring its official mascot Myaku-Myaku. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on ...

In second or third grade, my Hindi textbook had a chapter about an author’s who travels to Japan. His descriptions captured my imagination. When I was a child I used to collect coins and the ...

Kim Gyuri and Omega Sapien in Japanese Breakfast’s “Picture Window,” directed by Michelle Zauner Japanese Breakfast has shared a video for “Picture Window,” a release-day single from For Melancholy ...

Simone Ashley plays Pia in Picture This and her coin necklace makes a recurring appearance In Ashley's words, Pia is a complex character. "She’s chaotic, she’s flawed. There's so much on her ...

Sony‘s Columbia Pictures has secured the rights to remake “366 Days,” the Japanese romantic drama that has taken the box office by storm, for English-speaking audiences. Co-produced and co ...

A man searching a field in Kamień Pomorski unearthed a coin made in mid-1800s Japan, an unusual artifact for the region, photos show. Google Street View May 2023 ...

A company in Kyoto found thousands of rare ceramic coins made during metal shortages of the 1940s and believed to have been destroyed. Photo from the Japan Mint A company in Japan found thousands ...

A company in Japan found thousands of “phantom” coins, believed to have been destroyed after World War II, in a warehouse. Photos show the rare ceramic currency. Shofu Inc., a dental equipment ...