What modern Japanese currency features Fukuzawa Yukichi’s portrait?
100-yen coin
1,000-yen note
10,000-yen note
5,000-yen note
Answer
The 10,000-yen note is the highest denomination of Japanese currency and features Fukuzawa Yukichi, a prominent philosopher, educator, and writer of the Meiji era. Known as the "Sage of Modern Japan," Fukuzawa played a pivotal role in shaping the intellectual and social landscape of Japan during the period of rapid modernization.
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