Japan issued its first new banknotes in two decades Wednesday, yen packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised as historic the state-of-the-art ...

Distinguishing between banknotes of varying denominations is a struggle for visually impaired people. In Japan, many were greatly inconvenienced by the 2,000-yen note that debuted in the year 2000.

Another senryu, "New bills unobtainable in a cashless world," satirized the difficulty of obtaining new Japanese banknotes issued last summer. Senryu related to inflation included, "In Waikiki ...