New money is on the way, in commemoration of the new age. And, the guy on the new 1,000 yen bill, Kitasato Shibasaburo, is from Oguni (north of Mt. Aso, in Kumamoto Prefecture). Here’s what Wikipedia has to say about him:
—– start quote —– Kitasato Shibasaburō (北里 柴三郎, January 29, 1853 – June 13, 1931) was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He is remembered as the co-discoverer of the infectious agent of bubonic plague in Hong Kong in 1894, almost simultaneously with Alexandre Yersin. Kitasato was nominated for the first annual Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1901.[1] Kitasato and Emil von Behring, working together in Berlin in 1890, announced the discovery of diphtheria antitoxin serum. Von Behring was awarded the 1901 Nobel Prize because of this work, but Kitasato was not. . . . Kitasato was born in Okuni village, Higo Province, (present-day Oguni Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyūshū). He was educated at Kumamoto Medical School and Tokyo Imperial University. —– end quote —– https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitasato_Shibasaburō
– Kirk
P.S. Personally, I think it would be nice if the Japanese government would just give us all a little “starter kit” (say ten of each new type) of the new bills, in commemoration of the start of the new age and all. But, alas, I think we are going to have to hand in our old money in order to get the new stuff. :(
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20190409/p2g/00m/0bu/025000c
