A Japanese 10,000 yen note is placed on top of a U.S. One-hundred dollar bill in Tokyo
A Japanese 10,000 yen note featuring a portrait of Yukichi Fukuzawa, the founding father of modern Japan, is placed on top of an image of Benjamin Franklin on a U.S. One-hundred dollar bill at Interbank Inc. money exchange in Tokyo, in this September 9, 2010 picture illustration. The dollar neared a 15-year low versus the yen on Thursday as traders bet Japanese authorities were not yet ready to intervene in the currency market. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)