The new 10,000-yen note features the portrait of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), an entrepreneur and business leader known as “the father of Japanese capitalism.” The 5,000-yen note has a ...

The new 5,000-yen banknote features Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), a pioneer in women’s education who founded Tsuda University in Tokyo, replacing Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896), a writer. The new 1,000 ...

The reverse side of the note will feature the Tokyo train station building. The 5,000 yen note will feature Umeko Tsuda, a pioneer in Japanese women's education. She became one of the first ...

The 10,000-yen note now features financier Shibusawa Eiichi, who replaces philosopher Fukuzawa Yukichi. It's the first change in 40 years for this denomination. The 5,000-yen note changes from ...