Japanese Yen (JPY)

About the Japanese Yen

The Japanese “yen” (plural: n/a) is the official currency used in the country of Japan. Its official currency code is “JPY” and it is symbolized by a “¥”. The primary denominations include 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 yen coins (1 yen = 100 sen, however, sen are no longer in circulation); and 1000, 2000, 5000, and 10 000 yen paper bank notes. In Japan, decimal numbers are denoted using a point (e.g. 1.50). The yen has a floating exchange rate.

Central Bank: Bank of Japan

News: Japanese Yen

• XE Market Analysis: Asia - Sep 28, 2015 - XE.com (28 September 2015, 6:29 pm)
• Trade Idea Wrap-up: USD/JPY - Hold long entered at 120.05 - ActionForex (28 September 2015, 4:46 pm)
• Trade Idea Update: USD/JPY - Hold long entered at 120.05 - ActionForex (28 September 2015, 2:13 pm)

Reports & Events: Japanese Yen

• Japanese Government Bonds Held by the Bank of Japan (22 January 2026, 8:00 am)
• Developments in Real Exports and Real Imports (22 January 2026, 5:00 am)
• Bank of Japan Accounts (January 20) (22 January 2026, 1:00 am)

Discussions: Japanese Yen

• USD/JPY: Steigende Haushaltsausgaben in Japan? - DailyFX (1 October 2015, 3:43 pm)
• Forex technical analysis: USDJPY breaks and idles - ForexLive - Forex Discuss (1 October 2015, 2:51 pm)
• FOREX-Firmer stock markets put yen and euro under pressure - Reuters - Forex Discuss (1 October 2015, 9:37 am)

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