A world traveler who had not been to Japan since there was parity between the yen & penny was surprised to learn when he arrived in Tokyo on October 20, 2022 that $1 bought 150.15 yen, up 30.4% for the year - see above graph.
What was the value of the Japanese yen in U.S. dollars in the last currency trade before midnight on New Year's Eve in 2021?
