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 banknote features Shibasaburo Kitasato, a pioneer in serotherapy treatment. The bills are the same size as the current banknotes. A total of 3.03 billion new banknotes will be ...

The notes are also designed with universal accessibility ... is featured on the new 1,000-yen bill.

TOKYO -- A man accused of using a fake new 10,000-yen (around $67) note at a convenience store in February has been arrested, marking the first apprehension involving a counterfeit of Japan's new ...

The reverse side will have wisteria flowers. The 1,000 yen note will feature bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato. His achievements in the field of infectious disease prevention include the ...

Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department recently arrested a man on suspicion of using a fake of a newly circulated 10,000 yen bank note, investigation sources said ...

The 5,000-yen note changes from writer Higuchi Ichiyo to educator Tsuda Umeko, and the 1,000-yen note from Noguchi Hideyo to Kitasato Shibasaburo, both bacteriologists. These bills have been in ...