what money do japanese use?
Japanese yen
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 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 . 

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 Japan imports $ 3 @.@ 6 million of New Zealand blackcurrants for uses as dietary supplements , snacks , functional food products and as quick @-@ frozen ( IQF ) produce for culinary production as jams , jellies or preserves . 

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 In Japan , health care is provided by national and local governments . Payment for personal medical services is offered through a universal health insurance system that provides relative equality of access , with fees set by a government committee . People without insurance through employers can participate in a national health insurance program administered by local governments . Since 1973 , all elderly persons have been covered by government @-@ sponsored insurance . Patients are free to select the physicians or facilities of their choice . 

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 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 " . 
