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Episode: Japan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting
Description: Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades on July 3, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised the state-of-the-art anti-counterfeit traits of the new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 1,000 yen bills as historic.
βI hope the people will like the new bills, and they will help energize the Japanese economy,β he told reporters at the Bank of Japan.
While the new bills were released with fanfare, currency already in use will remain valid. In fact, people will still need older bills to use most vending machines and to pay bus fares, local media reported.
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