USD/JPY Converter — US Dollar to Japanese Yen Live Exchange Rate
The live USD/JPY exchange rate is 159.804 (US Dollar to Japanese Yen), updated in real time. Convert any amount with the free currency converter below, or get USD/JPY over a REST or WebSocket API in JSON or XML, updated approximately every second.
- Ask
- 159.817
- High
- 160.039
- Low
- 159.300
- Open
- 159.730
- Close
- 159.806
- Spread
- 0.013
Last updated 18:12:28 UTC, 12 Nov 2026. Rates on this page are cached briefly; query the API for sub-second updates.
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Convert US Dollar to Japanese Yen
Enter an amount to convert USD/JPY at the live exchange rate. Switch currencies to convert anything else.
Convert US Dollar to Japanese Yen — common amounts
Popular USD/JPY conversions at the current live rate, in both directions.
| 1 USD | ¥159.80 |
| 5 USD | ¥799.02 |
| 10 USD | ¥1,598.04 |
| 25 USD | ¥3,995.10 |
| 50 USD | ¥7,990.20 |
| 100 USD | ¥15,980.40 |
| 500 USD | ¥79,902.00 |
| 1,000 USD | ¥159,804.00 |
| 1 JPY | $0.006258 |
| 5 JPY | $0.0313 |
| 10 JPY | $0.0626 |
| 25 JPY | $0.1564 |
| 50 JPY | $0.3129 |
| 100 JPY | $0.6258 |
| 500 JPY | $3.13 |
| 1,000 JPY | $6.26 |
Rates as of 18:12 UTC, 12 Nov 2026.
About USD/JPY
The USD/JPY pair tells you how many Japanese Yen one US Dollar buys. The US Dollar (USD) is the world's primary reserve currency and the most traded currency on the foreign exchange market; the Japanese Yen (JPY) is the currency of Japan and the most traded currency in Asia. When USD/JPY rises, the US Dollar is strengthening relative to the Japanese Yen.
Live-Rates streams the USD/JPY rate in real time alongside 150+ other instruments. The quote above shows the current bid and ask; the difference between them is the spread. For programmatic access, use the API example below.
Get USD/JPY via API
GET https://www.live-rates.com/api/price?key=YOUR_KEY&rate=USDJPY
[
{
"currency": "USD/JPY",
"rate": 159.804,
"bid": 159.804,
"ask": 159.817,
"high": 160.039,
"low": 159.300,
"open": 159.730,
"close": "n/a",
"timestamp": 1794507148608
}
]
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