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USD to JPY on May 20, 2026

1 USD = 159.03 JPY

1 JPY = 0.0062879 USD

On Wednesday, May 20, 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 USD = 159.03 JPY, and 1 JPY = 0.0062879 USD.

Against the previous business day (May 19, 2026, 159.11) the rate moved by -0.05%.

The May 2026 average was 158.24, with a low of 156.21 and a high of 159.46.

A year earlier, on May 20, 2025, 1 USD cost 144.64 JPY (+9.95%).

May 2026: daily rates

DateRateChange
May 4, 2026157.12+0.36%
May 5, 2026157.81+0.44%
May 6, 2026156.21-1.01%
May 7, 2026156.39+0.11%
May 8, 2026156.76+0.24%
May 11, 2026157.14+0.24%
May 12, 2026157.59+0.29%
May 13, 2026157.77+0.12%
May 14, 2026157.95+0.11%
May 15, 2026158.55+0.38%
May 18, 2026158.77+0.14%
May 19, 2026159.11+0.22%
May 20, 2026159.03-0.05%
May 21, 2026159.14+0.07%
May 22, 2026159.150.00%
May 25, 2026158.93-0.14%
May 26, 2026159.21+0.17%
May 27, 2026159.42+0.14%
May 28, 2026159.46+0.02%
May 29, 2026159.27-0.12%

Conversion at this date's rate

AmountJPYAmountUSD
1 USD159.03 JPY100 JPY0.62879 USD
5 USD795.17 JPY500 JPY3.14 USD
10 USD1,590.34 JPY1,000 JPY6.29 USD
20 USD3,180.69 JPY2,000 JPY12.58 USD
50 USD7,951.72 JPY5,000 JPY31.44 USD
100 USD15,903.45 JPY10,000 JPY62.88 USD
200 USD31,806.90 JPY20,000 JPY125.76 USD
250 USD39,758.62 JPY50,000 JPY314.40 USD

1 USD in other currencies on May 20, 2026

PairRate
USD/EUR Euro0.86207
USD/GBP British pound0.74616
USD/JPY Japanese yen159.03
USD/CHF Swiss franc0.79009
USD/AUD Australian dollar1.4027
USD/CAD Canadian dollar1.3758
USD/NZD New Zealand dollar1.7104
USD/CNY Chinese yuan6.8028
USD/HKD Hong Kong dollar7.8328
USD/SGD Singapore dollar1.2803
USD/INR Indian rupee96.825
USD/KRW South Korean won1,505.44
USD/IDR Indonesian rupiah17,700.55
USD/MYR Malaysian ringgit3.9700
USD/PHP Philippine peso61.697
USD/THB Thai baht32.675
USD/ILS Israeli shekel2.9233
USD/TRY Turkish lira45.586
USD/ZAR South African rand16.594
USD/BRL Brazilian real5.0299
USD/MXN Mexican peso17.368
USD/PLN Polish zloty3.6681
USD/CZK Czech koruna20.967
USD/HUF Hungarian forint311.47
USD/RON Romanian leu4.5115
USD/SEK Swedish krona9.3772
USD/NOK Norwegian krone9.2793
USD/DKK Danish krone6.4424
USD/ISK Icelandic krona123.62

USD/JPY 2026 · USD/JPY · JPY/USD

The ECB publishes euro reference rates around 16:00 CET on TARGET business days. Cross rates between two non-euro currencies are calculated from their euro rates. Reference rates serve for information; a bank or card issuer applies its own rate.

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