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Japan
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100 Yen, 1953
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Front: Itagaki Taisuke (1837-1919), Japanese statesman
Taisuke was born in Tosa, Japan into a samurai family. In the 1860s he became
a military leader of the Tosa district, and participated in the Meiji
Restoration. He served sporadically in the new government. Seeking greater
democracy, Taisuke founded Japan's first political party, the Liberal Party, in
1881.
Back: Diet building
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1000 Yen, 1984
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Front: Natsume Soseki (1867-1916), Japanese novelist
Natsume Soseki, born Natsume Kinnosuke, is the best known Japanese novelist
of the Meiji Era.
Back: Two Manchurian cranes
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2000 Yen, 2000
Commeorates the G-8 Economic Summit in Okinawa
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Japan, situated off the east coast of asia, abolished Shogunate and established a
parliamentary form of government in the 1850's. Became a constitutional monarchy
after WWII. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Japan.
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