Questions tagged [jpy-japanese-yen]

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Best way to buy Japanese yen for travel?

Going to Japan in about a week, and I'm looking for ways to buy Japanese yen. In Australia, it's pretty nuts. If you exchange money from them, they'll charge you 5-6% above the mid rate of the currency If you take it from an ATM whilst you're…
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Is the Japanese Yen backed by huge US Dollar savings?

Excerpt from an article written by Daniel Lacalle: Japan learned that lesson by turning the yen into a currency backed by huge dollar savings and increased its legal and investment security to the standards of the US or UK, despite its own monetary…
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