People walk by a statue of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) near the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan plans to introduce a new 10,000 yen bill featuring Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

People walk by a statue of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) near the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan plans to introduce a new 10,000 yen bill featuring Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

Photo taken April 9, 2019, shows a statue of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) near the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo. Japan plans to introduce a new 10,000 yen bill featuring Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

Photo taken at the Japanese Finance Ministry in Tokyo on April 9, 2019, shows the front (top) and back of a sample of the new 10,000 yen bill featuring industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) to be introduced in fiscal 2024. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

Ken Shibusawa, a descendent of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), poses with one of his ancestor's books in Tokyo on April 9, 2019, after the government announced plans to introduce new banknotes in fiscal 2024, including a 10,000 yen bill featuring Eiichi Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

Photo shows a statue of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa in front of JR Fukaya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

A man takes a photo of a statue of Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa in front of JR Fukaya Station in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

People visit a museum featuring Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

People visit a museum featuring Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo

People visit a museum featuring Japanese industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931) in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 9, 2019. Japan's new 10,000 yen bill to be introduced in fiscal 2024 will feature Shibusawa. (Kyodo via AP Images) ==Kyodo