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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)

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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)

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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."

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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.

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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)

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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).

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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).

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Hirafuku folding screen returns to Japan after 70 years

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor watches a folding screen presented to Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini by the late Japanese industrialist Kishichiro Okura before World War II which was shown to the media Aug. 3 at a Tokyo hotel after almost 70 years abroad. The screen, called ''Araiso'' (Rocky Beach) and painted by Japanese artist Hyakusui Hirafuku (1877-1933), was presented to Mussolini after being displayed at an exhibition in Rome of Japanese art organized by Okura in 1930. It depicts a bird on a bare rock against a gold background.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Hirafuku folding screen returns to Japan after 70 years

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor watches a folding screen presented to Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini by the late Japanese industrialist Kishichiro Okura before World War II which was shown to the media Aug. 3 at a Tokyo hotel after almost 70 years abroad. The screen, called ''Araiso'' (Rocky Beach) and painted by Japanese artist Hyakusui Hirafuku (1877-1933), was presented to Mussolini after being displayed at an exhibition in Rome of Japanese art organized by Okura in 1930. It depicts a bird on a bare rock against a gold background.