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After a 20-year hiatus, Japan issued new banknotes on July 3, featuring enhanced anti-counterfeiting technologies such as 3D recognition, making Japan the first country globally to utilize this technology. Citizens are eager to exchange for the new banknotes, with some businesses introducing special edition 100,000 yen 'Fukuzawa Yukichi' banknotes made of pure gold, attracting people to collect. Despite some controversy, the transition to the new banknotes is ongoing with experts suggesting that tourists traveling to Japan can still use old banknotes as they gradually transition to accepting the new ones.
Source: YAHOO