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Still, the chain kept other items such as wine -- a stunningly cheap 100 yen per glass -- unchanged because "we want it to be enjoyed casually", its public relations office told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
Its quarterly revenue, by contrast, jumped 8.6 percent year-on-year to 13.4 trillion yen, thanks to an increase in unit sales in Japan and Europe and stabilisation in North America, despite tariffs imposed by Washington.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
Among gainers, Japanese auto maker Toyota rallied after it boosted its earnings projection for the year, lifted by cost-cuts and a weaker yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Toyota highlighted improving marketing efforts, cost-reductions and the impact of a weaker yen on its profits, even as it grapples with rising materials prices and the cost of the war in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Clovis people were thought to have a special yen for mammoth: great ambulatory meat lockers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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On the currency front, the yen weakened 0.1% against the dollar to 155.67 yens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Mr. Zorn’s way of presenting “Masada” — a project he first introduced 25 years ago — submits the material fully to the yens of its many performers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2018
The typical buyer is a fast tracker between 35 and 40 who yens for something more than an "off the peg" Hatteras 61-footer.
From Time Magazine Archive
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But nowadays, for U.S. sportsmen with low budgets and yens for high adventure, there's Costa Rica right next door.
From Time Magazine Archive
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"But think of the millions of yens or sens or whatever they are, with which she is going to re-gild the Brandan coronet!"
From Kimono by John Paris
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