Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Japan's new banknotes

TOKYO, Japan, July 3 Kyodo - Video taken on July 3, 2024, at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo shows the front sides of Japan's new banknotes, which began to be issued the same day. The banknotes feature industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931). (Kyodo)

E

Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.(Kyodo)

E

[Breaking News]Bread featuring Japan's new banknotes

A woman shows three slices of bread resembling Japan's new banknotes at a food and sundry goods maker and retailer in Tokyo's Kita Ward on July 2, 2024, on the eve of their issuance. The bread was made by Shibusawa Ippinkan, named after Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," and represents (from top to bottom) a 10,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note and a 1,000 yen note, featuring Shibusawa, educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), respectively.(Kyodo)

E

Japan launches new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows a 10,000 yen banknote featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), as Japan started issuing new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

E

Japan launches new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows a 10,000 yen banknote featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), as Japan started issuing new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes the same day. (Pool photo)

E

Japan's new banknotes

Susumu Kojima, mayor of Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo during an event on July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

E

CORRECTED: Bread featuring Japan's new banknotes

A woman shows three slices of bread resembling Japan's new banknotes at a food and sundry goods maker and retailer in Tokyo's Kita Ward on July 2, 2024, on the eve of their issuance. The bread was made by Shibusawa Ippinkan, named after Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," and represents (from top to bottom) a 10,000 yen note, a 5,000 yen note and a 1,000 yen note, featuring Shibusawa, educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931), respectively.

E

Japan's new banknotes

Popular Kabuki actor Onoe Matsuya, dressed as industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," poses at an event in Tokyo on July 2, 2024, celebrating his being featured in a new 10,000 yen Japanese banknote to be issued with new 1,000 yen and 5,000 yen notes starting the following day.

E

Japan's new banknotes

Photo taken on July 3, 2024, at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo shows the front sides of Japan's new banknotes, which began to be issued the same day. The banknotes feature (from top to bottom) industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931). (Pool photo)

E

Japan's new banknotes

People in Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), celebrate at a countdown event in the early hours of July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

E

Japan's new banknotes

People in Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), celebrate at a countdown event in the early hours of July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

E

Japan's new banknotes

People in Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), celebrate at a countdown event in the early hours of July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

E

Japan's new banknotes

File photo taken on April 14, 2023, at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo shows samples of the front sides of Japan's new banknotes, which began to be issued on July 3, 2024. The banknotes feature (from top to bottom) industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931).

E

Japan's new banknotes

File photo taken on April 14, 2023, at the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo shows samples of the backs of Japan's new banknotes, which began to be issued on July 3, 2024. The banknotes feature (from top to bottom) industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931).

E

Printing of new Japanese banknotes

TOKYO,Japan, June 19 Kyodo -The printing of new Japanese banknotes is shown to the media at a National Printing Bureau plant in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of the issuance of new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills on July 3.(Kyodo)

E

Printing of new Japanese banknotes

Photo shows a holographic image of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa printed on a new 10,000 yen banknote at a National Printing Bureau plant in Tokyo on June 19, 2024, ahead of its issuance on July 3. The image appears to rotate depending on the viewing angle.

E

Printing of new Japanese banknotes

Combined photo shows holographic images of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa that will appear on new 10,000 yen banknotes to be issued on July 3, at a National Printing Bureau plant in Tokyo on June 19, 2024. The image appears to rotate depending on the viewing angle.

E

Japan's new banknotes

The Bank of Japan reveals new banknotes on April 14, 2023, which will be released in 2024, featuring figures from Japan's modern history. The new bills (from top to bottom) feature industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," educator Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929) and physician and bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato (1853-1931).

E

Saitama Institute of Technology's demonstration experiment with self-driving school buses

A monitor will be installed inside the bus to display the results of analysis of data acquired by the high-function sensor riders and other devices. At the departure ceremony held on the same day, Fukaya Mayor Susumu Kojima touched on Shibusawa Eiichi, who will be the main character in NHK's historical drama series in 2009, saying, "It takes about 10 minutes to walk between the Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Museum in the city and 'Naka no Ie' (his birthplace). I want to run an automatic bus next year," he said. (= December 23, 2019, photo location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

E

Logo mark of RIKEN

Keywords: RIKEN, RIKEN, National Institute for Research Advancement, Shibusawa Eiichi, signboard, logo, logo mark = March 12, 2020, Wako City, Saitama Prefecture, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

E

Eiichi Shibusawa, (1840~1931), leader of modernization of the Japanese economy, especially the banking industry.

E

First Imperial Hotel

The Tokyo Imperial Hotel opened in 1890. Built next to Rokumeikan by request of Minister of Foreign Affairs Inoue Kaoru, the hotel was a Neo-Renaissance-style building designed by Watanabe Yuzuru. There was a driveway and spaces for coaches and rickshaws. Upon entering the hotel, visitors walked into a spacious lobby with a reception desk and salon. There was a piano, billiard room, and even a ballroom. The first chairman was Shibusawa Eiichi.Probably taken between 1892 and 1897.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐10‐0]

E

A teahouse at Oji

Although only Nanushi Falls exists at present, Oji was blessed with water during the Meiji Period as shown by the fact that it gained fame for its seven waterfalls. Shibusawa Eiichi realized the value of the land and founded the Shoshi Company here (later the Oji Paper Mill). Ignorant of the dangers of dioxin and other toxins, people relaxing at the restaurants and the teahouses considered the smoke from the factory chimney to be a welcome example of modernization.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐10‐0]

E

First National Bank and Kaiun Bridge

The building adjacent to the Tokyo Kaiun Bridge is the First National Bank. It was designed by Shimizu Zensuke, and was built between 1871 and 1872. It is a representative building of pseudo-western construction in the early Meiji era.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number37‐97‐0]

E

Shibusawa Eiichi

Shibusawa Eiichi==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

E

Android featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa

Photo taken on June 30, 2020, in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, shows an android (R) featuring late Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa, who will be printed on new 10,000 yen banknotes in fiscal 2024. The robot, unveiled during a ceremony in Fukaya the same day, will be on display from July 3 at a memorial museum dedicated to him in the eastern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Android featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa

Photo taken June 30, 2020, shows a ceremony in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, to unveil an android (C) featuring late Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa, who will be printed on new 10,000 yen banknotes in fiscal 2024. The robot will be on display from July 3 at a memorial museum dedicated to him in the eastern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Eiichi Shibusawa museum in Japan

Photo taken May 21, 2019, shows a visitor looking at a portrait of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) at a museum in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, dedicated to the industrialist widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism." Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Statue of Eiichi Shibusawa

Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stands next to a statue of Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), who is widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism," in Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Shibusawa was the first chairman of the organization and will be featured on new 10,000 yen bills to be introduced in fiscal 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

New Japanese 10,000 yen banknote

Photo shows the front (top) and back of a sample of the new 10,000 yen bill featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) to be introduced in fiscal 2024. The Japanese government said April 9, 2019, that the country's banknotes will be redesigned for the first time in two decades in 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Eiichi Shibusawa museum in Japan

People visit a museum featuring Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Eiichi Shibusawa museum in Japan

People visit a museum featuring Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Eiichi Shibusawa museum in Japan

People visit a museum featuring Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Statue of Japanese industrialist Shibusawa

A man takes a photo of a statue of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa in front of JR Fukaya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Statue of Japanese industrialist Shibusawa

Photo shows a statue of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa in front of JR Fukaya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

New Japanese banknotes

Ken Shibusawa, a descendent of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), poses with one of his ancestor's books in Tokyo on April 9, 2019, after the government announced plans to introduce new banknotes in fiscal 2024, including a 10,000 yen bill featuring Eiichi Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

New Japanese 10,000 yen banknote

Photo taken at the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2019, shows the front (top) and back of a sample of the new 10,000 yen bill featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) to be introduced in fiscal 2024. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

New Japanese banknotes

Photo taken April 9, 2019, shows a statue of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) near the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo. Japan plans to introduce a new 10,000 yen bill featuring Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

New Japanese banknotes

People walk by a statue of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) near the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan plans to introduce a new 10,000 yen bill featuring Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

New Japanese banknotes

People walk by a statue of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) near the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan plans to introduce a new 10,000 yen bill featuring Shibusawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo