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¡i©ú³ø±M°T¡jLike most banknotes in the world, banknotes of the Japanese Yen also feature some famous people.

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Fukuzawa Yukichi ºÖ¿A¿Ù¦N

an advocate for reform

MEIJI RESTORATION (©úªvºû·s) in 1868 brought enormous changes to Japan in different perspectives, like political and social structure. Fukuzawa was the one who introduced Western ideas to Japan in order to increase Japanese "strength and independence".

¡»?50 (during the 1950s)

Takahashi Korekiyo°ª¾ô¬O²M

banker who pulled Japan out of the Great Depression

TAKAHASHI had been the Governor of the Bank of Japan during 1911-1913, later served as the Prime Minister of Japan from 1921 to 1922. He is famous for adopting different measures to save Japan's finance.

¡»?1000 (upcoming)

Kitasato Shibasaburˆt¥_¨½®ã¤T­¦

bacteriologist who helped

investigate the plague in Hong Kong

YOU might not be familiar with his name, but you might have heard of the bubonic plague (¹«¬Ì) in Hong Kong. In 1894, he was assigned by the Japanese government to aid British Hong Kong amid the bubonic plague. The set of banknotes featuring Kitasato will be issued in 2024.

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Follow the word ''Meiji Restoration'' and find the way out!

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