Japanese Yen (JPY)

The Japanese Yen is the official currency of Japan.

Currency Details

Currency Code JPY
Symbol ¥
Minor Unit None (no minor unit in circulation)
Country Japan
Central Bank Bank of Japan

Official JPY Central Bank Rates

Live rates on this page are mid-market rates. For tax filings, customs valuations, audits, and compliant invoicing you often need the official reference rate published by Bank of Japan instead. AllRatesToday serves Bank of Japan published rates as JSON, with history and a free latest-rates tier.

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Popular JPY Conversions

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Coins & Banknotes

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💵 Banknotes

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Frequently Asked Questions

The ISO 4217 currency code for the Japanese Yen is JPY. This three-letter code is used internationally in banking, finance, and commerce to identify the Japanese Yen.
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is the official currency of Japan. It is managed by the Bank of Japan.
The symbol for the Japanese Yen is ¥. The minor unit is the None (no minor unit in circulation).
The Japanese Yen (JPY) is managed by the Bank of Japan. The central bank is responsible for monetary policy, issuing banknotes and coins, and maintaining the stability of the currency.
Yes. The AllRatesToday API returns live JPY mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON: call GET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD with your API key. The same endpoint converts amounts, returns a past date or a date range, and can answer in CSV, XML or Excel. A free API key is available.
Yes. Add time=YYYY-MM-DD for a single past date, or from= and to= for a daily series, to the /api/v1/rates request for JPY. Charts for the last 7 days to 1 year are also available via /api/historical-rates with a period parameter.
Yes. GET /api/v1/central-bank/boj/latest returns the rates as published by Bank of Japan, with history for past dates. Use it when an invoice, tax return, customs declaration or audit requires the official rate rather than a market rate.

JPY Exchange Rate API

Get live Japanese Yen (JPY) exchange rates in your app, spreadsheet or backend with one HTTPS request. The AllRatesToday API returns JPY mid-market rates against 160+ currencies as JSON, converts amounts, serves past dates and date ranges, and also returns the official rate published by Bank of Japan.

Endpoints for JPY

What you needRequest
Latest JPY/USD rateGET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD
JPY against several currenciesGET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD,EUR,GBP
Convert an amount from JPYGET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD&amount=1000
JPY rate on a past dateGET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD&time=2026-06-30
JPY rate history for a date rangeGET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-06-30
JPY rates as CSV, XML or ExcelGET /api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD,EUR,GBP&format=csv
Official Bank of Japan rateGET /api/v1/central-bank/boj/latest
All ECB reference rates in JPY, no keyGET /api/open/latest/JPY

Send your key as Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. The open ECB endpoint needs no key; public pages that display the rates carry a visible link to AllRatesToday.

Example request

cURL

curl "https://allratestoday.com/api/v1/rates?source=JPY&target=USD" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript (npm install @allratestoday/sdk)

import AllRatesToday from '@allratestoday/sdk';

const client = new AllRatesToday('YOUR_API_KEY');
const rate = await client.getRate('JPY', 'USD');
console.log(rate);

Python (pip install allratestoday)

from allratestoday import AllRatesToday

client = AllRatesToday(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
rate = client.get_rate("JPY", "USD")
print(rate)

Example response

[
  {
    "rate": 0.0000,
    "source": "JPY",
    "target": "USD",
    "time": "2026-11-01T12:00:00Z"
  }
]

The rate value above is filled in from the live JPY/USD rate when the page loads.

What developers build with JPY rates

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