【明報專訊】Like most banknotes in the world, banknotes of the Japanese Yen also feature some famous people.
◆?10000
Fukuzawa Yukichi 福澤諭吉
an advocate for reform
MEIJI RESTORATION (明治維新) 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高橋是清
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 Shibasaburō北里柴三郎
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 (鼠疫) 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.
■Gear up
Follow the word ''Meiji Restoration'' and find the way out!
(See picture 4)
(Answers on next text)
■Glossary
enormous (adj) 巨大的
perspective (n) 角度
adopt (v) 採用
plague (n) 瘟疫
[Smarties' Power English 第259期]
;){kind=small}
;){kind=small}
;){kind=small}
');){kind=small}
;)
