Best USD to JPY Exchange Rates - Compare & Save

In this dollar to yen rate guide:

1 USD = JPY

USD to JPY at 144.7 is 4.6% above its 90-day average 138.4 with range 131.7-144.8.

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The Japanese yen continues to lose ground against the US dollar. For reference, with USD/JPY hitting 136 in July — a more than 20-Year Low for the yen.

Yen weakness against the greenback stems from the interest rate differentials between Japan and the US. The market expects that the Fed Reserve will continue to hike rates aggressively, while the BOJ is committed to low interest rates.

USD-JPY Forecasts

Date	USD/JPY	Change	Period
16 Sep 2022	142.93	1.3% ▲	2 Week
02 Jul 2022	135.23	7% ▲	3 Month
30 Sep 2021	111.47	29.9% ▲	1 Year
01 Oct 2017	112.66	28.5% ▲	5 Year
02 Oct 2012	78.10	85.3% ▲	10 Year
05 Oct 2002	122.96	17.7% ▲	20 Year

USD/JPY historic rates & change to 30-Sep-2022

USD to JPY - Compare & Save

The below comparison table makes it easy to calculate the Total Cost you are being charged on dollar to yen and the possible savings of using different FX providers.

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Provider	Amounts	Rate	Total Cost

Exchange rates available for foreign transfers and currency exchange always contain either a rate margin from the Latest dollar to yen exchange rate (shown above) or a transaction fee and often both!

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How to get a good USD to JPY Exchange Rate

There are two important ways to save on Foreign Exchange, the first is minimising unnecessary or excessive costs and fees, and the other is to transact when the exchange rate is in your favour.

Reduce Excessive costs and fees

Generally speaking, if you are buying Japanese yen with US dollar, then it's good for the USD/JPY exchange rate to be higher.

However working against you are the fees all foreign exchange providers charge for providing their service. These fees is usually contained within the exchange rate margin (or difference to the mid-rate).

The transaction margin you end up being charged can be considerably reduced by around a few percent (of total amount being exchanged) for travel money and possibly over 5% to 6% when sending money. The exact potential savings depends on the currencies being exchanged and the amount you are transferring and if you are willing to shop around.

Our real-time foreign transfer and travel money/cards comparison calculators make shopping around easy and help you calculate how much you can save.

You can also read our practical guide to getting the Best Deals for your Foreign Transfers and Travel Money to Japan.

Will the US dollar rise against the Japanese yen?

It is almost impossible to predict what an exchange rate will do in the future, the best approach is to monitor the currency markets and transact when an exchange rate moves in your favour.

To help with this you can add USD/JPY to your BestExchangeRates My Rates Watchlist to track and benefit from currency movements.

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