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EIICHI SHIBUSAWA

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2023
Japan to issue new banknotes in July 2024, marking first renewal in 20 years
The new ¥10,000 note will feature Eiichi Shibusawa, known as "the father of Japanese capitalism," while educator Umeko Tsuda will grace the ¥5,000 note.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 6, 2022
Bank of Japan says printing of current batch of yen banknotes has ended
Mass production of the redesigned banknotes has already started, with their circulation slated to begin in the first half of fiscal 2024.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 13, 2019
Social media weighs in on design and purpose of Japan's new bank notes
Social media has been awash with posts following the public unveiling of Japan’s new era name, Reiwa, at the beginning of April. The announcement was almost the complete opposite of an April Fools’ Day joke and yet every detail has been picked apart online, from the way the name was officially unveiled to the actual name itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2019
Japan announces new ¥10,000, ¥5,000 and ¥1,000 bank notes as Reiwa Era looms
The portraits on the new bills will be rendered as 3D holograms, which the Finance Ministry said is a world first for currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ESG Consortium Special
Dec 31, 2017
Long-held business beliefs still true in modern times
There are some things that Japan does very well. Things such as trains arriving on time, great food and anime. And the world, by and large, recognizes this.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 1, 2014
After STAP scandal, Riken plots its future
With recent revelations of misconduct involving its research on so-called STAP cells, stem cell researcher Haruko Obokata and her employer, Riken Institute, have come under intense scrutiny and criticism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Aug 10, 2002
Reformer Eiichi Shibusawa's ideals point way forward
With the country's economic problems continuing, and with people apparently at a loss over how to remedy the situation, Shibusawa Memorial Museum offers a hint to the path Japan should take by showcasing the starting point of its earlier era of modernization.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world