US Dollar (USD)
Symbol $. Official currency of United States.
Convert US Dollar (USD) to Japanese Yen (JPY)
1 USD = 161.65 JPY (today’s ECB mid-market rate)
1 USD = 161.65 JPY
Live US Dollar to Japanese Yenexchange rate, sourced from the European Central Bank’s daily reference values. Today’s mid-market rate is 161.65 — meaning 1 USD buys 161.65 JPY, and 1 JPY buys 0.006186 USD. Use the calculator below for any amount.
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Mid-market rate · 1 USD = 161.65 JPY · Rate date
When to use USD → JPY
USD to JPY is dominated by interest-rate differential trades: the dollar has historically paid more than the yen, so the carry trade (borrow yen, hold dollars) shapes flow. The yen has no minor unit in regular use — prices round to whole yen — so this conversion always returns small decimal places. The Bank of Japan intervenes when the yen weakens sharply (notably in 2022 and 2024). For travel cash, Japan remains a cash-friendly society despite IC card growth; bring physical yen rather than relying on card acceptance outside major cities.
How to convert US Dollar to Japanese Yen
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At today's mid-market rate, 1 USD equals 161.65 JPY. Your full amount is recalculated as you type.
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Banks, brokers, and card networks add a spread of 0.5–3 % on top of the mid-market rate. Treat Convertitive's number as a reference, not a price you can actually trade at.
USD to JPY conversion table
Common amounts at today’s rate of 1 USD = 161.65 JPY.
| USD | JPY |
|---|---|
| 1 USD | 161.65 JPY |
| 5 USD | 808.26 JPY |
| 10 USD | 1,616.52 JPY |
| 20 USD | 3,233.05 JPY |
| 25 USD | 4,041.31 JPY |
| 50 USD | 8,082.62 JPY |
| 75 USD | 12,123.94 JPY |
| 100 USD | 16,165.25 JPY |
| 150 USD | 24,247.87 JPY |
| 200 USD | 32,330.50 JPY |
| 250 USD | 40,413.12 JPY |
| 300 USD | 48,495.75 JPY |
| 400 USD | 64,660.99 JPY |
| 500 USD | 80,826.24 JPY |
| 750 USD | 121,239.36 JPY |
| 1,000 USD | 161,652.49 JPY |
| 1,500 USD | 242,478.73 JPY |
| 2,000 USD | 323,304.97 JPY |
| 2,500 USD | 404,131.22 JPY |
| 3,000 USD | 484,957.46 JPY |
| 5,000 USD | 808,262.43 JPY |
| 7,500 USD | 1,212,393.65 JPY |
| 10,000 USD | 1,616,524.87 JPY |
| 15,000 USD | 2,424,787.30 JPY |
| 20,000 USD | 3,233,049.73 JPY |
| 25,000 USD | 4,041,312.17 JPY |
| 50,000 USD | 8,082,624.33 JPY |
| 75,000 USD | 12,123,936.50 JPY |
| 100,000 USD | 16,165,248.66 JPY |
| 250,000 USD | 40,413,121.66 JPY |
| 500,000 USD | 80,826,243.31 JPY |
| 1,000,000 USD | 161,652,486.62 JPY |
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1 US Dollar in Japanese Yen?
- 1 USD = 161.65 JPY at today's mid-market rate.
- What is 100 USD in JPY?
- 100 USD = 16,165.25 JPY.
- What is 1 JPY in USD?
- 1 JPY = 0.006186 USD — the inverse of the rate above.
- Where do these rates come from?
- The European Central Bank publishes daily reference rates around 16:00 CET. Convertitive consumes them through the Frankfurter open data service and refreshes its cache every hour.
- How often is the rate updated?
- Up to once per hour, and only when the ECB itself has issued a new value. Over weekends and holidays the displayed rate stays at the previous business day's close.
- Why isn't this the rate my bank quotes?
- Mid-market rates are a benchmark; retail banks and card networks add a spread on every conversion to cover their costs and margin. Expect that spread to be 1–3 % on most card transactions and 0.4–0.8 % at large brokers.
- Can I use this for accounting or invoicing?
- Use it as a reference. For official accounting, most jurisdictions require a documented rate from a central bank or your tax authority (which often publish their own daily values).
- What's a 'mid-market' rate?
- The midpoint between the buying and selling prices that wholesale banks quote each other. It's the closest thing to a 'real' rate for an individual to compare against.
About US Dollar and Japanese Yen
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Symbol ¥. Official currency of Japan.