It's the first change in 40 years for this denomination. The 5,000-yen note changes from writer Higuchi Ichiyo to educator Tsuda Umeko, and the 1,000-yen note from Noguchi Hideyo to Kitasato ...

The new 5,000-yen banknote features Umeko Tsuda (1864-1929), a pioneer in women’s education who founded Tsuda University in Tokyo, replacing Ichiyo Higuchi (1872-1896), a writer. The new 1,000 ...