DUDE! youtube has not shown me your videos for MONTHS! I'm furious! I immediately turned on the notification bell, but now I have a long list of previous vids to enjoy
Hello, just want to thank you. And tell you it have taken me a few years to recognize GTV as a genuine channel for it's own, not another random retro/nippon channel. I'm a subscriber since a few months, I really enjoy your way of explain and edit, apart from the breaks in the middle of the videos.
That was really interesting. Very nice-looking, well-designed bills. It is nice to see doctors and educators being honored. What about coins? Are there coins still in use in Japan? How do they look? A sequel to this video is required. Thank you very much!
@GimblyGFR yes! We are being killed by inflation!! I was looking back at some pictures from the first weekend I was here and one was a McDonald’s menu and a Big Mac set was ¥580! And it was ¥590 until 2019! ¥10 in like 20+ years! Then in 2019 Japan installed a 10% sales tax! Then in 2021, some idiot in US leadership stopped the production of American oil, because of the hoax of global warming, which forced the price of oil exports, which Japan needs, to go insanely high and raised the price of everything! Then the value of the yen fell in 2023 to half of what what was worth 10 years before, raising everything again!! Now it’s ¥750 for that same Big Mac set! Or 650 if you order between 10-2 on weekdays!
@@GTV-Japan Inflation is a problem in most countries nowadays, and I'm sad to read that Japan is no exception. If my math is correct, you're talking about an inflation rate of around 27%. If it serves as any consolation, we had nearly 250% in the last 12 months. I cannot buy a Big Mac at all. It is a luxury item for my income level.
@GimblyGFR geez o man!! The problem is that in Japan there has been literally zero inflation since the 70s. Not even the usual normal good kind where prices go up a little because everyone has money. If you watch the Sentai video I did I pointed out that a menu in 1982 is the same price in 2020 ! So while there’s less inflation than other countries. I don’t know the % but it feels much worse because it’s literally not happened in 50 years
Remember that when I went to study in Japan back in 2009, when I exchanged money in my country's bank they gave me a shit ton of 2000 bills, so whenever I had to pay, Japanese people looked slightly confused. Last time I visited in 2020, I still got some of these from my bank.
I still have several series E 2004 bills, but it's a relief to know that they will continue to remain in circulation and can still be used alongside the new series F 2024 bills.
Like venomtang's comment from a few weeks ago, unfortunately i haven't been receiving notifications of uour updates either, but i'm glad to see you're still making videos. Your new Mario Kart video did show up in my Highlights list so the algorithm helped out there, but i just wanted to commebt on this obe first and say that I do enjoy these non-gaming episodes telling you more about Japan itself too, they're always interesting.
Cheers! I try to do at least 1 or 2 a year. This one did not go to out subs much, but did go out to a lot of other people, go figure! Have a good weekend!
I just got back from Canada, which has also been going through some currency facelifts recently (Viola Desmond on the latest $10 bill, and Charles III on the upcoming $20). One thing that struck me about the new and current Canadian dollar bills are their use of polymer fabrics instead of paper. Are the new new Japanese yen banknotes doing that as well?
Definitely not the video I was expecting from GTV. But very interesting none the less! I will always be interested in learning about all aspects of Japanese history and culture. Well done!
I always try to do one serious or culturally relevant video a year and 2 or 3 not related to games at all! I guess it depends when you got on board and what you like to watch. Anyway, thanks for checking it out!
@@GTV-Japan Always. I think you're one of the most underappreciated youtubers focused on gaming out there. Your production value is fantastic, and you're well researched and well spoken. You definitely deserve way more subs and I hope more people find, sub, and appreciate your content going forward!
Reminds me of when the US updated its paper currency (except the $1 bill). I was just a teenager when it happened (which telegraphs how old I am). I work in a store for a living, and every so often I might encounter an older designed bill. I imagine people in Japan are gonna have similar reactions to seeing old currency 30 years from now.
The US Treasury never updating the $1 and $2 bills always bothered me! They don't match everything else! I Remember the state quarters, which at first though they were just distributed by area not by admission to the union, so I went to Ohio once and asked if they had Ohio quarters and was laughed at being told they werent made yet!
Thanks for the vid G! To me the old notes better, I prefer the message of poetry, adventure and healing than the current; adventure capitalism, educational indoctrination, preventative injections.
Pretty cool to see the new ones and know who's on them. I had some English textbook when I was living in Japan that said Natsume Soseki was on one of the bills, and I'm pretty sure that was either a lie or ridiculously out of date.
I love the idea of putting Hokusai's art on the reverse, I wish they had done that for all of them and not just one! Not a fan of the huge size of the denomination, it looks way off-balance. Maybe it reflects Japan's aging population, in that it needs to be big for them to be able to read it?
The big numbers are for the visually impaired but also it’s to throw off the balance for counterfeiters and the numbers are filled with micro print so it does have a reason. It all looks off balance and you’d never make a painting that way for sure.
To say all this would these bills be good for vending machines or that the vending machines don’t use the old bills. Anything could change while the denominations go up or down and probably reduces the 0s.
Theres a special version of 1000 Yen bill where Sonic is standing side by side with convicted criminals (like Yuji Naka) and Yakuza members from Sega's 90s BOD roster. Sadly its only admitted in Pachinko parlors.
Those are some really cool bills, the holograms of the faces remind me of my childhood, when those 3D stickers were in fashion, meanwhile, in the declining West, the tyrannical bureaucrats who govern us, don't stop to pushing harder and harder towards the disappearance of physical money, I hope they never succeed, anyway, this It wouldn't be a problem if the stupid and self-conscious politicians of my country hadn't gotten us into the euro to begin with, damn, how I miss the peseta! 😢
Agreed! Japan is still a very cash heavy society. Despite the rise of the almighty Pay Pay! Even better, ATMs are not 24hours a day and it helps keep people responsible with their money.
I blame Europoors. A lot of this "you'll own nothing and like it" thing comes from Switzerland, remember. Let's not forget the American newsmedia's recent push against air conditioning matching Europe's lack of it...
@@Code7Unltd How's that 12% of global production of trash that USA throws away on children in Ghazipur treating you? And forgetting where the borders of American, African or Asian continents are, and you jsut think those are RACES, where does THAT ideology come from? Through Argentina like the foundational US scientists after ww2?
Whomever recorded the hologram moving did a great job! Not a big fan at all of altering the historical person's face. Sad excuse for the sake of counter fitting. The hologram along with everything else is not enough? Altering history.
Depiction is not history. The Treachery of Images is only the American historical standard. Even Plato figured this out in his cave metaphor, but an iPhone user with thousands of years development behind them only goes backwards. What's your opinion on historical name of Henry Kissinger, Heinz? How about changing your name and often face, after getting marreid toa powerful politician, and having people forget whose stock riches you inherit?
Honestly it's probably because he is still alive! You never know, maybe in 80-100 years they will recognize him! Since Yamauchi was once the richest man in Japan, I could seriously see that someday.
Any time the subject of who should be on the face of currency over here, I have a unique take. Instead of presidents or historical figures, I want all our currency to have advertising mascots on them. Tony the Tiger on the 10, Chester Cheetah on the 20, and like that. If you're going to do Capitalism DO Capitalism. I want to say, give me two Energizer Bunnies for that Ronald McDonald. Also, those hologram photos look very corpse like in motion. Creepy.
Sounds like something that would be in a parody movie, lol "In the year 2150, US currency features the faces of whatever company paid the most for the rights"
@@AnaverdGaiden Seems like something that probably should have been in Idiocracy. I think it's far more honest this way. If everyone's going to argue who should be on what, I say just embrace the corporate capitalist consumerist culture. Gimme a 5 Dollar Bill with Optimus Prime on it.
So the People on Japanese Yen Dollars are Famous People who lived in Japan in the 19th Century compared to how American Dollars have US Presidents on them
The new currency looks pretty cool! Now if only had some money in the first place.....
DUDE! youtube has not shown me your videos for MONTHS! I'm furious! I immediately turned on the notification bell, but now I have a long list of previous vids to enjoy
Sorry bro! This year I’ve been cranking them out too so there’s lots to catch up on
Cool. I look forward to seeing the new designs when I visit Japan later this year.
The science of banknotes is fascinating. Cool stuff!
Hello, just want to thank you. And tell you it have taken me a few years to recognize GTV as a genuine channel for it's own, not another random retro/nippon channel. I'm a subscriber since a few months, I really enjoy your way of explain and edit, apart from the breaks in the middle of the videos.
Thanks! I’m glad you like the channel! Everyone has to do it their own way. I’ve toned down the breaks as of late too!
The 1000yen note is awesome with the Great Wave off Kanagawa.
Nice .I love how money is so different everywhere. Have an awesome day
This is great! Thanks for covering
You’re welcome! Still though I haven’t seen a single note in the wild yet.
Great Stuff!
That was really interesting. Very nice-looking, well-designed bills. It is nice to see doctors and educators being honored. What about coins? Are there coins still in use in Japan? How do they look? A sequel to this video is required. Thank you very much!
The coins haven’t changed since forever! They’ve always had the same design and getting a 100¥ from like 1965 can happen.
@@GTV-Japan Does Japan suffer from inflation? In here, we need new bills all the time, 'cause inflation runs rampant.
@GimblyGFR yes! We are being killed by inflation!! I was looking back at some pictures from the first weekend I was here and one was a McDonald’s menu and a Big Mac set was ¥580! And it was ¥590 until 2019! ¥10 in like 20+ years! Then in 2019 Japan installed a 10% sales tax! Then in 2021, some idiot in US leadership stopped the production of American oil, because of the hoax of global warming, which forced the price of oil exports, which Japan needs, to go insanely high and raised the price of everything! Then the value of the yen fell in 2023 to half of what what was worth 10 years before, raising everything again!! Now it’s ¥750 for that same Big Mac set! Or 650 if you order between 10-2 on weekdays!
@@GTV-Japan Inflation is a problem in most countries nowadays, and I'm sad to read that Japan is no exception. If my math is correct, you're talking about an inflation rate of around 27%. If it serves as any consolation, we had nearly 250% in the last 12 months. I cannot buy a Big Mac at all. It is a luxury item for my income level.
@GimblyGFR geez o man!! The problem is that in Japan there has been literally zero inflation since the 70s. Not even the usual normal good kind where prices go up a little because everyone has money. If you watch the Sentai video I did I pointed out that a menu in 1982 is the same price in 2020 ! So while there’s less inflation than other countries. I don’t know the % but it feels much worse because it’s literally not happened in 50 years
Remember that when I went to study in Japan back in 2009, when I exchanged money in my country's bank they gave me a shit ton of 2000 bills, so whenever I had to pay, Japanese people looked slightly confused. Last time I visited in 2020, I still got some of these from my bank.
I haven’t seen any in a long time actually
@@GTV-Japan Just checked and still have one of these. I guess I'll keep it as a collectible, then.
@LostScene cool!
If you're in Japan, you can exchange larger yen notes for 2000 yen notes
densetsu no 2000 en satsu?? 😲
Nai da.
1:36 The Alexander Hamilton of Japan
“The greater the debt, the greater the credit…”
I still have several series E 2004 bills, but it's a relief to know that they will continue to remain in circulation and can still be used alongside the new series F 2024 bills.
Actually I have still yet to see a single new bill at all.
I Love Tokyo Station in 1914!
1914年の東京駅が大好きです！
I Love Hideyo Noguchi!
野口英世が大好きです！
Like venomtang's comment from a few weeks ago, unfortunately i haven't been receiving notifications of uour updates either, but i'm glad to see you're still making videos. Your new Mario Kart video did show up in my Highlights list so the algorithm helped out there, but i just wanted to commebt on this obe first and say that I do enjoy these non-gaming episodes telling you more about Japan itself too, they're always interesting.
Cheers! I try to do at least 1 or 2 a year. This one did not go to out subs much, but did go out to a lot of other people, go figure! Have a good weekend!
Been waiting for this, can't wait to start seeing them around
I went to the bank today and got an old note out of the ATM! I was let down. 😭
Thanks for the neat history lesson!
I just got back from Canada, which has also been going through some currency facelifts recently (Viola Desmond on the latest $10 bill, and Charles III on the upcoming $20). One thing that struck me about the new and current Canadian dollar bills are their use of polymer fabrics instead of paper. Are the new new Japanese yen banknotes doing that as well?
No. Actually Japan is touting their paper as being from some kind of special tree
I love this channel so much!
Thanks! Lets hope I can keep going to at least 2050!
I Love Japanese ¥en!
日本円が大好きです！
I Love Umeko Tsuda!
津田梅子大好き！
I Love Eiichi Shibusawa!
I Love Ichiyo Higuchi!
I Love Yukichi Fukuzawa!
Only the pros who can counterfeit Metal Slug AES will be able to counterfeit these bills.
Beautiful banknotes like from 2050
I can’t imagine the price of shine musk cat in 25 years! 💸
Definitely not the video I was expecting from GTV. But very interesting none the less! I will always be interested in learning about all aspects of Japanese history and culture. Well done!
I always try to do one serious or culturally relevant video a year and 2 or 3 not related to games at all! I guess it depends when you got on board and what you like to watch. Anyway, thanks for checking it out!
@@GTV-Japan Always. I think you're one of the most underappreciated youtubers focused on gaming out there. Your production value is fantastic, and you're well researched and well spoken. You definitely deserve way more subs and I hope more people find, sub, and appreciate your content going forward!
@Transientimage thanks I appreciate that! All I can do is be myself. If people take to it, good. If not, nothing I can do.
I Love Wisteria (Fuji) Flowers!
藤の花が大好きです！
Something to look forward to when I go in November. Hopefully we can meet up.
yeah!
Reminds me of when the US updated its paper currency (except the $1 bill). I was just a teenager when it happened (which telegraphs how old I am). I work in a store for a living, and every so often I might encounter an older designed bill. I imagine people in Japan are gonna have similar reactions to seeing old currency 30 years from now.
The US Treasury never updating the $1 and $2 bills always bothered me! They don't match everything else! I Remember the state quarters, which at first though they were just distributed by area not by admission to the union, so I went to Ohio once and asked if they had Ohio quarters and was laughed at being told they werent made yet!
Thanks for the vid G! To me the old notes better, I prefer the message of poetry, adventure and healing than the current; adventure capitalism, educational indoctrination, preventative injections.
as a fan of ukiyo-e art i'd love to have 1 of the 1000 yen notes
I still haven’t seen any! I think people are hoarding them!
my reward for Yukichiiiiiiii。
Pretty cool to see the new ones and know who's on them. I had some English textbook when I was living in Japan that said Natsume Soseki was on one of the bills, and I'm pretty sure that was either a lie or ridiculously out of date.
I would almost sooner believe that the Euro note has Souseki in them, as a homage to global cultural heritage. Or to be educational while you play.
That was the 1984 series 1000 yen. I’ve seen a few still pop up now and then.
Do the Japanese use polymer bank notes?
They are using stupidly enough some kind of imported paper
I love the idea of putting Hokusai's art on the reverse, I wish they had done that for all of them and not just one! Not a fan of the huge size of the denomination, it looks way off-balance. Maybe it reflects Japan's aging population, in that it needs to be big for them to be able to read it?
The big numbers are for the visually impaired but also it’s to throw off the balance for counterfeiters and the numbers are filled with micro print so it does have a reason. It all looks off balance and you’d never make a painting that way for sure.
Is the 2000 yen note getting any update? Okinawa is gonna be mad if they do lol
No. It’s the talk of Reddit these days.
@@GTV-Japan which part of reddit? It sounds like something I'd be interested in
@WhosAlx Japanlife was talking about this recently
Going to Japan next summer
The yen might be 200/$1 by then!
It's that's good been saving a lot
Its always an interesting story when a government creates art of any kind.
Rather than misery, which is usually the only thing government creates.
To say all this would these bills be good for vending machines or that the vending machines don’t use the old bills.
Anything could change while the denominations go up or down and probably reduces the 0s.
Some machines will not read them. I’ve heard.
Coins stay the same?
Yes. But there was a new two tone 500¥ introduced in 21
At least they don't invalidate old banknotes.
That would be a disaster
@@GTV-Japan I agree. I had some Swedish Krone notes from just few years ago which had become completely worthless since. Luckily not all that much.
I'll be buying some soon for my trip to Japan. Lucky I get diacount on currency exchange cause of my job.
I still haven’t seen any new notes at all! I think people are hoarding them
@@GTV-Japan hellow tinatanggap parin batong old na money sa moneychanger pag paplitan
Does it have Mario and Sonic on it?
If you look under a microscope you can see an image where Sonic is wearing Mario's hat.
Theres a special version of 1000 Yen bill where Sonic is standing side by side with convicted criminals (like Yuji Naka) and Yakuza members from Sega's 90s BOD roster.
Sadly its only admitted in Pachinko parlors.
They have yen in English on the notes. I thought it was called en in Japanese?
They do call it En. Yen comes from a pre war spelling which was never updated in the west.
So much more attractive than the ugly plastic bills we have in the UK
I saw they put Alan Turing on the back of the 50!
I wonder if and when the United States of America will get new dollar bills
Never! Soon enough they will be inflated out of existence.
Actually, the US do change there bank notes every seven and 10 years
Yeah but the $1 and $2 bills have never changed since the 1920s or so
Those are some really cool bills, the holograms of the faces remind me of my childhood, when those 3D stickers were in fashion, meanwhile, in the declining West, the tyrannical bureaucrats who govern us, don't stop to pushing harder and harder towards the disappearance of physical money, I hope they never succeed, anyway, this It wouldn't be a problem if the stupid and self-conscious politicians of my country hadn't gotten us into the euro to begin with, damn, how I miss the peseta! 😢
Agreed! Japan is still a very cash heavy society. Despite the rise of the almighty Pay Pay! Even better, ATMs are not 24hours a day and it helps keep people responsible with their money.
@@GTV-Japan Long life to the cash, a real marker of civilization.
It's strange how japan still loves physical money as we, in the west, are getting more and more immaterial.
Cash is king
You're not "getting immaterial", your rights are being taken away and you are happy about it.
I blame Europoors. A lot of this "you'll own nothing and like it" thing comes from Switzerland, remember.
Let's not forget the American newsmedia's recent push against air conditioning matching Europe's lack of it...
Yes, not to mention you also tend to lose your fondness to physical possessions to boot.
@@Code7Unltd How's that 12% of global production of trash that USA throws away on children in Ghazipur treating you? And forgetting where the borders of American, African or Asian continents are, and you jsut think those are RACES, where does THAT ideology come from? Through Argentina like the foundational US scientists after ww2?
Whomever recorded the hologram moving did a great job! Not a big fan at all of altering the historical person's face. Sad excuse for the sake of counter fitting. The hologram along with everything else is not enough? Altering history.
Depiction is not history. The Treachery of Images is only the American historical standard. Even Plato figured this out in his cave metaphor, but an iPhone user with thousands of years development behind them only goes backwards.
What's your opinion on historical name of Henry Kissinger, Heinz? How about changing your name and often face, after getting marreid toa powerful politician, and having people forget whose stock riches you inherit?
You're aware that not even Caesar's face in statues are fully accurate?
Julius is very aware. 🏔️
To be fair, it is their face, just a composite.
Go stuff a duck, sboink.
Why is Shigeru Miyamoto on none of the new banknotes! This is a travesty, I tell you!
Honestly it's probably because he is still alive! You never know, maybe in 80-100 years they will recognize him! Since Yamauchi was once the richest man in Japan, I could seriously see that someday.
No gaming references on Japan money?? What happened to Japanese culture (as my preconceptions as a teemager)
Under a microscope you can see Pikachu and Alex Kidd playing space invaders together
Any time the subject of who should be on the face of currency over here, I have a unique take. Instead of presidents or historical figures, I want all our currency to have advertising mascots on them. Tony the Tiger on the 10, Chester Cheetah on the 20, and like that. If you're going to do Capitalism DO Capitalism. I want to say, give me two Energizer Bunnies for that Ronald McDonald. Also, those hologram photos look very corpse like in motion. Creepy.
Cool idea. In Chester, we trust!🤑💸
@@elmarakovideo "In God we Trust" should be replaced with "They're GRRRRRRRRRRREAT!"
Sounds like something that would be in a parody movie, lol
"In the year 2150, US currency features the faces of whatever company paid the most for the rights"
@@AnaverdGaiden Seems like something that probably should have been in Idiocracy. I think it's far more honest this way. If everyone's going to argue who should be on what, I say just embrace the corporate capitalist consumerist culture. Gimme a 5 Dollar Bill with Optimus Prime on it.
Meanwhile JPY is at its lowest since 1980s. So the joke is on Japan😂
I know! So click on those ads! I get UA-cam payouts in USD so it’s 60% up for me!! Woohoo
Japanese people love cash
It’s money! What’s not to like?
災害の多い日本では、電子決済などでは停電などが発生した場合使えなくなるというリスクがあります。また、偽造が難しい日本円は偽札が出回らなく信用度が高いため、電子決済の導入を急ぐ必要性もありません。これらの要因から日本から独自の通貨が消えることはないでしょう。つまり日本人は現金が大好きな現金野郎です。金最高！💰💴💴
So the People on Japanese Yen Dollars are Famous People who lived in Japan in the 19th Century compared to how American Dollars have US Presidents on them
The old set were 19th century. These new ones lived in the 20th century. Basically big names approximately 100 years ago
Why arabic?...why not french?
Because that’s what it’s called