The 1,000 yen note, worth about $6.20, portrays physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, who was instrumental in the research of tetanus and the bubonic plague. The backs of each of the ...

The 1,000 yen note portrays Shibasaburo Kitasato, a bacteriologist who helped develop a method to prevent tetanus and diphtheria. Japan, which is known for its heavy reliance on cash, unveiled the ...

The 1,000 yen note, worth about $6.20, portrays physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, who was instrumental in the research of tetanus and the bubonic plague. The backs of each of the ...

The 1,000 yen note will use the portrait of microbiologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), dubbed “the father of modern Japanese medicine” for his contributions to the treatment of tetanus.

The 1,000 yen note, worth about $6.20, portrays physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, who was instrumental in the research of tetanus and the bubonic plague. The backs of each of the ...

The 1,000 yen note, worth about $6.20, portrays physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, who was instrumental in the research of tetanus and the bubonic plague. The backs of each of the ...