Bank of Japan's governor Kazuo Ueda (3rd from R) watch new banknotes, issued for the first time in 20 years, been delivered at BOJ Headquarters in Tokyo on July 3, 2024. The portrait on the 10,000 yen bill, which has large circulation, changed from Yukichi Fukuzawa to Eiichi Shibusawa, who is referred to as the "father of Japanese capitalism." On the 5,000 yen bill, Ichiyo Higuchi is replaced by Umeko Tsuda, a pioneer of women's higher education in Japan. The 1,000 yen bill features bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, replacing Hideyo Noguchi.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )