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16 unusual facts about Japanese yen


2007 Japanese Grand Prix

The event was afflicted by poor transportation, poor facilities including some reserved seats without a view, lack of organization, and expensive meals that meant a simple lunch-box was sold for 10,000 yen (US$87) at the circuit.

The total cost of the refund was expected to be around 350 million yen (US$3 million).

Anata no Soba de

The single only featured one track and thus was released at a lower price of ¥525.

Dekitate High School

A massive amount of yen is given at the start; so players can assign all the classes and even create yards of grass for students to loiter in between classes.

G. William Miller

In November 1978, only 11 months into his term, the dollar had fallen nearly 34% against the German mark and almost 42% against the Japanese yen, prompting the Carter administration to launch a "dollar rescue package" including emergency sales from the U.S. gold stock, borrowing from the International Monetary Fund, and auctions of Treasury securities denominated in foreign currencies.

GEN H-4

The company indicated that it had suspended production plans by 2012 due to lack of dealers outside Japan and put the cost of a single H-4 at JPY 7,500,000.00 (about US$80,887.59 in 2013).

Gifu Bus

The base fare is 200 yen, though reduced fares are available for children and the elderly.

Karakuri Circus

The story starts when Masaru's father dies and leaves 18 billion yen of inheritance solely to him.

Lexmark

In April 2013, Funai Electric Company, Ltd. announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Lexmark's inkjet technology and assets for approximately $100 million (approximately ¥ 9.5 billion).

Media Works Bunko

Winners of the Media Works Bunko Prize in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Novel Prize annual contest are published on this imprint, along with winning 500,000 yen.

Miss Monochrome

She cons Monochrome into handing over 19.3 billion yen worth of her fortune.

Money Idol Exchanger

Coins are arranged and colored to match denominations of the yen coins.

Railway accidents in Vietnam

The overall project cost was JPY 11,020 million, or 18% less than the budgeted cost.

Ruby Roman

The first Ruby Roman grapes went on sale in August 2008 for 100,000 Japanese yen (US$910) per 700-gram bunch, or $26 per grape.

Tower of the Future

The trio have to survive in the past without using ¥1000 notes and ¥500 coins.

Wit Studio

Wit Studio was funded with an initial investment of ¥30,000,000 in capital from IG Port, Wada and Nakatake, who are reported to own 66.6%, 21.6% and 10.0% equity in the studio respectively.


500 euro note

It is one of the highest value circulating banknotes in the world, worth around 630 USD, 4,000 CNY, 50,100 JPY, 600 CHF or 400 GBP.

Floating exchange rate

In the modern world, most of the world's currencies are floating; such currencies include the most widely traded currencies: the United States dollar, the euro, the Norwegian krone, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Swiss franc, and the Australian dollar.

Hiatari Ryōkō!

Because Yūsaku paid ¥100 for him, he was named after Itagaki Taisuke, the man found on the ¥100 banknote.

Plaza Accord

The Plaza Accord or Plaza Agreement was an agreement between the governments of France, West Germany, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom, to depreciate the U.S. dollar in relation to the Japanese yen and German Deutsche Mark by intervening in currency markets.

Samurai bond

A samurai bond is a yen-denominated bond issued in Tokyo by non-Japanese companies, and is subject to Japanese regulations.

West Japan Railway Company

JR West purchased the line in October 1991 at a cost of 974.1 billion JPY (about 7.2 billion USD) in long-term payable debt.