Japan began circulating its first new banknotes in 20 years

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida shows new banknotes with Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda, on the day of the new notes of 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen went into circulation, at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan July 3, 2024. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool