what type of money do japanese use?
Japanese yen
entailment
 Japan 's main imports are machinery and equipment , fossil fuels , foodstuffs ( in particular beef ) , chemicals , textiles and raw materials for its industries . By market share measures , domestic markets are the least open of any OECD country . Junichirō Koizumi 's administration began some pro @-@ competition reforms , and foreign investment in Japan has soared . 

contradiction
 = = = Origins and popularity in Japan ( 1970s – 2000 ) = = = 

entailment
 In mid January 2013 , Japan 's central bank signaled the intention to launch an open ended bond buying programme which would likely devalue the yen . This resulted in short lived but intense period of alarm about the risk of a possible fresh round of currency war . 

neutral
 The rise of Japan as an economic power and the opening of World War II files at the UK 's Public Record Office created a sentiment in the 1990s that not enough had been done to redress the suffering of internees and prisoners @-@ of @-@ war . In November 2000 , the British government announced a compensation scheme for British civilians who had been interned in World War II . The scheme called for a package of £ 167 million , and by February 2001 , the first raft of payments of £ 10 @,@ 000 were being made . Initially , the plan excluded British persons who had no " bloodlink " to Britain , a point of distinction that was made between those who were " British citizens " and those who were " British subjects " . 

neutral
 Historically , the term has been used to refer to the competition between Japan and China for their currencies to be used as the preferred tender in parts of Asia in the years leading up to Second Sino @-@ Japanese War . 
