Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years to combat counterfeiting
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The new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills have state-of-the-art anti-counterfeit 3-D hologram technology and feature people celebrating Japanese capitalism, women's equality and scientific innovation