2011 Event The exchange rate of the Japanese yen with the U.S. dollar is reduced by the Government of Japan after the yen reached record highs 2011 Event Each household within the exclusion zone of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant will receive 1 million yen from the Tokyo Electric Power Company 2011 Event Newspapers report that Japan will issue over 10 trillion yen in emergency government bonds to help pay for their earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts 2011 Event The Japanese yen hits a postwar hight against the U.S. dollar 1995 Event Dollar equals 88.41 yen (record) 1993 Death Yen Chia-kan, PM/President of Taiwan (1963-72, 75-78), dies 1963 Birthday Donnie Yen, Chinese Actor 1636 Birthday Yen Jo-chu, Chinese scholar of Ch'ing dynasty
