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"The Role of the Bank of Japan" explains the importance of ensuring the value of money and the roles and operations of the Bank of Japan through question-and-answer sessions featuring the actress Mari Hoshino. Explanations using computer graphic images and a series of short dramatizations will help you learn more about the Bank. The video was produced by the Bank in September 2008.

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Issuance, Circulation, and Management of Bank of Japan Notes

This section explains the life cycle of banknotes in Japan, from their printing, issuance, and circulation to withdrawal. It also explains the Bank's roles and activities that ensure the public's confidence in banknotes, namely, banknote examination to check for damaged or counterfeited banknotes, and anti-counterfeiting measures such as security features of the banknotes.

Inflation/Deflation and Price Stability

This section shows how changes in the value of money or prices -- that is, inflation or deflation -- affect people's daily lives, and what the Bank does to maintain price stability.

Financial System Stability

This section introduces the Bank's activities that maintain the soundness of the nation's financial system, so that money in the economy flows safely and smoothly. The Bank operates the BOJ-NET, the computer network system that transfers funds between financial institutions, and conducts examinations and monitoring of the system participants.

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