Best British Pound / Japanese Yen Exchange Rate Today: 174.2630
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Live rate: 1 GBP = 174.2630 JPY (+0.23% )
Inverted: 1 JPY = 0.0057 GBP
Provider | Exchange Rate | Fee | Recipient gets | Service | Notes | Action |
Live Market Rate |
174.2630 | 0 | 172.5204 |
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173.5659 (indicative) |
0 | 173.5659 | International Payments and Transfers | Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates. | |
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173.0432 (indicative) |
0 | 173.0432 | International Payments and Transfers | Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent. | |
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171.0332 | 0 | 171.0332 | Holiday FX, Cash Delivery | A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00 , no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available. | |
Best Bank Rate ![]() |
169.3836 (upper range) |
Variable | 169.3836 | Payments, transfers, holiday money | Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI | |
Worst Bank Rate ![]() |
168.1638 (lower range) |
Variable | 168.1638 | Payments, transfers, holiday money | Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt | |
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163.1403 | 0 | 163.1403 | Holiday FX, Cash Delivery | Covent Garden FX is a family-owned and operated Bureau De Change located in the heart of Central London. Established for over 20 years, we offer extremely competitive exchange rates with no commission and no fees. | |
Paypal ![]() |
166.4212 | 0 | 166.4212 | International Payments and Transfers | ||
Airport Pickup ![]() |
171.6491 | 0 | 171.6491 | Holiday FX, Cash Delivery | Booking Online prior to pickup is the key to getting a good rate |
Ranking Snapshot

Horizon Currency
payments

Wise
payments

Revolut
payments, cash

Global Reach
payments

Travel FX
holiday cash

Covent Garden FX
holiday cash

Moneycorp
payments

Tesco
cash

Post Office
cash

HSBC
representative of high street bank rates

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GBP/JPY Live Chart and Data
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January - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 | 2 Open: 158.5960 Close: 157.4170 Mid: 157.9840 | 3 Open: 157.4300 Close: 156.7780 Mid: 156.8800 | 4 Open: 156.7810 Close: 159.9020 Mid: 158.3435 | 5 Open: 159.9020 Close: 158.9050 Mid: 159.2785 | 6 Open: 158.8960 Close: 159.7560 Mid: 159.3885 | 7 |
8 | 9 Open: 160.0130 Close: 160.6950 Mid: 160.2720 | 10 Open: 160.6940 Close: 160.6790 Mid: 160.4975 | 11 Open: 160.6790 Close: 160.9560 Mid: 160.8640 | 12 Open: 160.9560 Close: 157.9040 Mid: 159.3440 | 13 Open: 157.8960 Close: 156.4090 Mid: 156.8490 | 14 |
15 | 16 Open: 156.5090 Close: 156.7210 Mid: 156.6350 | 17 Open: 156.7850 Close: 157.4630 Mid: 157.2100 | 18 Open: 157.4620 Close: 159.1670 Mid: 159.4565 | 19 Open: 159.1650 Close: 159.1430 Mid: 158.4020 | 20 Open: 159.1420 Close: 160.5720 Mid: 160.1705 | 21 |
22 | 23 Open: 160.7750 Close: 161.7480 Mid: 161.0895 | 24 Open: 161.7490 Close: 160.6130 Mid: 160.9015 | 25 Open: 160.6000 Close: 160.7210 Mid: 160.2225 | 26 Open: 160.7230 Close: 161.6090 Mid: 160.8750 | 27 Open: 161.6110 Close: 160.9700 Mid: 161.0130 | 28 |
29 | 30 Open: 160.6420 Close: 161.1130 Mid: 160.8160 | 31 Open: 161.1140 Close: 160.2540 Mid: 160.4840 |
February - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 160.2540 Close: 159.5480 Mid: 159.7940 | 2 Open: 159.5470 Close: 157.3530 Mid: 158.3985 | 3 Open: 157.3520 Close: 158.1340 Mid: 157.7435 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Open: 159.3530 Close: 159.4270 Mid: 159.2465 | 7 Open: 159.4240 Close: 157.9240 Mid: 158.5075 | 8 Open: 157.9220 Close: 158.6600 Mid: 158.2270 | 9 Open: 158.6560 Close: 159.4290 Mid: 158.9075 | 10 Open: 159.4360 Close: 158.4600 Mid: 158.5875 | 11 |
12 | 13 Open: 158.8820 Close: 160.7270 Mid: 159.8080 | 14 Open: 160.7260 Close: 162.0620 Mid: 161.1445 | 15 Open: 162.0630 Close: 161.4590 Mid: 161.4395 | 16 Open: 161.4570 Close: 160.5840 Mid: 160.9930 | 17 Open: 160.5840 Close: 161.5490 Mid: 161.0765 | 18 |
19 | 20 Open: 161.6800 Close: 161.6780 Mid: 161.4510 | 21 Open: 161.6750 Close: 163.5340 Mid: 162.5995 | 22 Open: 163.5330 Close: 162.5300 Mid: 162.9965 | 23 Open: 162.5290 Close: 161.8160 Mid: 162.2645 | 24 Open: 161.8150 Close: 162.9860 Mid: 162.1670 | 25 |
26 | 27 Open: 163.0250 Close: 164.3430 Mid: 163.4825 | 28 Open: 164.3430 Close: 163.7650 Mid: 164.8645 |
March - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 163.7660 Close: 163.8210 Mid: 163.6920 | 2 Open: 163.8220 Close: 163.4020 Mid: 163.5070 | 3 Open: 163.4000 Close: 163.6110 Mid: 163.3765 | 4 | |||
5 | 6 Open: 163.8740 Close: 163.4710 Mid: 163.4315 | 7 Open: 163.4700 Close: 162.2000 Mid: 162.9595 | 8 Open: 162.2150 Close: 162.6940 Mid: 162.3520 | 9 Open: 162.6950 Close: 162.3570 Mid: 162.1545 | 10 Open: 162.3560 Close: 162.5230 Mid: 163.0955 | 11 |
12 | 13 Open: 162.6320 Close: 162.2830 Mid: 161.5505 | 14 Open: 162.2820 Close: 163.1850 Mid: 162.9765 | 15 Open: 163.1850 Close: 160.8570 Mid: 161.6800 | 16 Open: 160.8570 Close: 161.9550 Mid: 160.3425 | 17 Open: 161.9540 Close: 160.6160 Mid: 161.1485 | 18 |
19 | 20 Open: 161.0260 Close: 161.2360 Mid: 160.3510 | 21 Open: 161.2360 Close: 161.8760 Mid: 161.5180 | 22 Open: 161.8790 Close: 161.2430 Mid: 162.0695 | 23 Open: 161.2420 Close: 160.7770 Mid: 160.8990 | 24 Open: 160.7770 Close: 159.9030 Mid: 159.5615 | 25 |
26 | 27 Open: 159.8160 Close: 161.6790 Mid: 160.8000 | 28 Open: 161.6760 Close: 161.5250 Mid: 161.2560 | 29 Open: 161.5270 Close: 163.6270 Mid: 162.5195 | 30 Open: 163.6260 Close: 164.3960 Mid: 163.7190 | 31 Open: 164.3900 Close: 163.7550 Mid: 164.5510 |
April - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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2 | 3 Open: 164.1060 Close: 164.4380 Mid: 164.1645 | 4 Open: 164.4390 Close: 164.6460 Mid: 165.2945 | 5 Open: 164.6400 Close: 163.6520 Mid: 163.7520 | 6 Open: 163.6440 Close: 163.9180 Mid: 163.5235 | 7 Open: 163.9130 Close: 164.0800 Mid: 163.9795 | 8 |
9 | 10 Open: 165.6020 Close: 165.4360 Mid: 164.7080 | 11 Open: 165.4360 Close: 166.1390 Mid: 165.6960 | 12 Open: 166.1360 Close: 166.2420 Mid: 165.9985 | 13 Open: 166.2400 Close: 166.0210 Mid: 166.1260 | 14 Open: 166.0200 Close: 166.1020 Mid: 165.8250 | 15 |
16 | 17 Open: 167.8830 Close: 166.4590 Mid: 166.7905 | 18 Open: 166.4580 Close: 166.6460 Mid: 166.5945 | 19 Open: 166.6460 Close: 167.5900 Mid: 167.2340 | 20 Open: 167.5920 Close: 167.0460 Mid: 167.2780 | 21 Open: 167.0380 Close: 166.8900 Mid: 166.3120 | 22 |
23 | 24 Open: 166.7160 Close: 167.6040 Mid: 167.1360 | 25 Open: 167.6030 Close: 165.9470 Mid: 166.6920 | 26 Open: 165.9530 Close: 166.6750 Mid: 166.3330 | 27 Open: 166.6750 Close: 167.4870 Mid: 166.9320 | 28 Open: 167.4840 Close: 171.1880 Mid: 168.8735 | 29 |
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May - 2023
Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1 Open: 171.7650 Close: 171.7940 Mid: 171.5460 | 2 Open: 171.7950 Close: 170.2340 Mid: 171.1320 | 3 Open: 170.2380 Close: 169.2720 Mid: 169.7580 | 4 Open: 169.2670 Close: 168.8450 Mid: 168.7985 | 5 Open: 168.8450 Close: 170.3240 Mid: 169.6605 | 6 | |
7 | 8 Open: 173.1310 Close: 170.5170 Mid: 171.6590 | 9 Open: 170.5160 Close: 170.6840 Mid: 170.2890 | 10 Open: 170.6790 Close: 169.6460 Mid: 170.1465 | 11 Open: 169.6440 Close: 168.3530 Mid: 168.7895 | 12 Open: 168.3560 Close: 168.9640 Mid: 168.6640 | 13 |
14 | 15 Open: 170.2260 Close: 170.5280 Mid: 169.8080 | 16 Open: 170.5260 Close: 170.2940 Mid: 170.1205 | 17 Open: 170.2960 Close: 171.9420 Mid: 171.0680 | 18 Open: 171.9410 Close: 172.1190 Mid: 171.6775 | 19 Open: 172.1200 Close: 171.6520 Mid: 171.8810 | 20 |
21 | 22 Open: 171.8600 Close: 172.3790 Mid: 171.8945 | 23 Open: 172.3780 Close: 172.0500 Mid: 171.9580 | 24 Open: 172.0510 Close: 172.4550 Mid: 172.0155 | 25 Open: 172.4540 Close: 172.5730 Mid: 172.2450 | 26 Open: 172.5750 Close: 173.6360 Mid: 172.9960 | 27 |
28 | 29 Open: 173.6880 Close: 173.5500 Mid: 173.4625 | 30 Open: 173.5270 Close: 173.5130 Mid: 173.6395 | 31 Open: 173.5150 Close: 173.3650 Mid: 173.0940 |
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1 Open: 173.3640 Close: 173.8600 Mid: 173.5430 | 2 Open: 173.8620 Close: 174.2630 Mid: 174.2160 | 3 | ||||
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Banks and financial institutions buy and sell currency from each other - these sizeable institutions are 'the market' and the rate they transact at is the 'market rate'. The difference between how much a currency is purchased and sold is the spread, which is essentially the difference between the buy and sell price.
But, when currency is sold by banks to retail customers that spread widens significantly and the profit on the transaction is therefore substantially larger.
Therefore when we focus on the transfer fee when sending money abroad we often miss the biggest cost: the exchange rate spread.
Foreign exchange providers have essentially recognised this and they enter the market to transfer money at tighter spreads, thereby saving potentially significant amounts of money for their clients simply by providing better exchange rates.
For example, the transfer of £100K into euros is expected to attract a rate that delivers between €112,480 and €113,296 with the UK's leading high street banks. But FCA authorised providers will provide a rate that delivers between €115,510 and €115,740 (using rates on 05/07/21).
Taking the time to work with a FCA regulated currency provider could therefore result in the delivery of an extra euros amount of between €2444 and €3030.
Pound Sterling Live only works with foreign exchange payment companies that are FCA Authorised. This is important: FCA regulations and oversight requires the money they transfer on your behalf to be protected through a process known as 'safeguarding'. Safeguarding requires the payments company to keep your money separate from their own money in a top-tier bank. Therefore if the provider comes under stress your money should be protected.
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