Hokusai's 'Great Wave' is about to become even more ubiquitous. It's going to feature on Japan's new 1,000-yen bill:
Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN
Hokusai's well-known image, which depicts a huge wave in waters by Mount Fuji, is set to appear on the new 1,000-yen bill from 2024. The note's design also features a portrait of the Nobel Prize-nominated bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato on its reverse. Officials claim that Japan will become the first country to adopt this hologram technology on its banknotes.
"Each of the characters contributed in various ways," Japan's finance minister, Taro Aso, said at Tuesday's press conference,"such as to industrial development, the advancement of women and the development of natural science. And they are very fitting for new bills in the new era."Kyodo News/Getty Images
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