Currency Converter · United States Dollar (USD) to Japanese Yen (JPY)

United States dollar

The United States dollar (USD) is the currency of the United States. It is also used by Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and its unincorporated unorganized territories of United States Minor Outlying Islands, EI Salvador, Panama and Ecuador. The United States Dollar is also known as the American Dollar and the US dollar. The currency code is USD and the currency symbol is $, or US$. The United States dollar is subdivided into 10 dime, or 100 cents (singular: cent; symbol: ¢ or c), or 1000 mill (for accounting use). Frequently used US dollar coins are in denominations of 1¢, 5¢, 10¢ (1 dime), 25¢ (1 quarter). Frequently used US dollar banknotes are in denominations of US$1, US$5, US$10, US$20, US$50, US$100. The United States dollar is the first most held reserve currency as well as the most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, following with the Euro (EUR), the Japanese yen (JPY), British pound sterling (GBP).

Japanese yen

The Japanese yen (JPY) is the currency of Japan. The currency code is JPY and currency symbol is ¥ (international) or 円 (Japan—present day) or 圓 (Japan—traditional). The Japanese yen is subdivided into 100 sen or 1000 rin (both sen and rin are not in circulation). Frequently used Japanese yen coins are in denominations of ¥1, ¥5, ¥10, ¥50, ¥100, ¥500. Frequently used Japanese yen banknotes are in denominations of ¥1000, ¥5000, ¥10000. The Japanese yen is the fourth reserve currency after the United States dollar (USD), the Euro (EUR), and the British pound sterling (GBP). It is also the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar (USD) and the Euro (EUR).