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Japanese yen
Japan officially uses the yen as the local currency. 1 yen is divided into 100 sen.
Currency regime
The Japanese yen trades freely against major currencies. The central bank will, however, intervene to prevent rapid currency gains on orders from the Finance Ministry.
Travellers cheques are best taken in US dollars
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