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USD/JPY Rate on 2 January 2026 (ECB Cross Rate)

US dollar to Japanese yen · Friday, 2 January 2026

156.93
0.17% up+26 pipsvs 31 Dec
1 JPY = 0.0063722 USD

On Friday, 2 January 2026, the USD/JPY cross rate calculated from the European Central Bank's euro reference rates was 156.93: one US dollar (USD) was worth 156.93 Japanese yen (JPY). Conversely, one Japanese yen was worth 0.0063722 US dollars. The rate was 0.17% higher than the previous fixing on Wednesday, 31 December 2025 (156.67).

Source: cross rate calculated by RateKite from European Central Bank euro reference rates.

USD to JPY at the 2 January 2026 rate
USDJPYJPYUSD
115710.01
101,569100.06
10015,6931000.64
1,000156,9321,0006.37
10,0001,569,32010,00063.72

Amounts at the reference rate, rounded; banks and card networks apply their own rates and fees.

USD/JPY fixings around 2 January 2026
DateRateChange
Tuesday, 23 December 2025156.02—
Wednesday, 24 December 2025155.960.04% down
Monday, 29 December 2025156.360.25% up
Tuesday, 30 December 2025156.060.19% down
Wednesday, 31 December 2025156.670.39% up
Friday, 2 January 2026156.930.17% up
Monday, 5 January 2026156.830.06% down
Tuesday, 6 January 2026156.440.25% down
Wednesday, 7 January 2026156.550.07% up
Thursday, 8 January 2026156.720.11% up
Friday, 9 January 2026157.640.58% up