In Photos: Japan's new cutting-edge banknotes unveiled ahead of FY2024 release

Samples of the new 10,000-, 5,000- and 1,000-yen banknotes that the Bank of Japan plans to issue in fiscal 2024 are seen at the bank's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

Samples of the new 10,000-, 5,000- and 1,000-yen banknotes that the Bank of Japan plans to issue in fiscal 2024 are seen at the bank's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

Samples of the reverse sides of new 10,000-, 5,000- and 1,000-yen banknotes that the Bank of Japan plans to issue in fiscal 2024 are seen at the bank's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

The new notes that the Bank of Japan plans to issue in fiscal 2024 are seen at right alongside the current ones at the bank's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A 3D hologram is seen on a sample of the new 10,000-yen note at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. The direction of the face in the hologram changes depending on which angle it's viewed from. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A 3D hologram is seen on a sample of the new 10,000-yen note at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. The direction of the face in the hologram changes depending on which angle it's viewed from. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

This image shows the differences in designs between the new 10,000-yen note to be issued in fiscal 2024, below, and the current one, at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

This image shows the reverse sides of the new 10,000-yen note, top, and the current note at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. The number on the new note is larger and easier to see. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

This image shows microprinting, center, on a sample of the new 10,000-yen note, at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

This image shows the watermark on a sample of the new 10,000-yen note at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A latent image of the number 10,000, center, is seen on a sample of the new 10,000 yen note, in this photo taken at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

Tactile marks (the slanted lines on the left), which feel rough to the touch, are seen on a sample of the new 10,000-yen note to be introduced in the first half of fiscal 2024, at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the new 10,000-yen banknote, top, is seen next to the current one at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the new 5,000-yen banknote, top, is seen next to the current one at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the new 1,000-yen banknote, top, is seen next to the current one at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the new 10,000-yen banknote is seen at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the reverse side of the new 10,000-yen banknote is seen at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the new 5,000-yen banknote is seen at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the reverse side of the new 5,000-yen banknote is seen at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the new 1,000-yen banknote is seen at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

A sample of the reverse side of the new 1,000-yen banknote is seen at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)

Hiroyuki Kanno, director-general of the Bank of Japan's Currency Issue Department, gives an explanation on the new banknotes set to be introduced in the first half of fiscal 2024, at the head office of the Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on April 14, 2023. (Mainichi/Koichiro Tezuka)