1 ZAR = 9.4448 JPY
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC
since 1999
The Japanese Yen to South African Rand exchange rate is 0.10588 (Oct 26, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC): 1 JPY buys 0.10588 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 9.4448 JPY. That is 0.13% below the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 0.1000 ZAR (July 6, 2026) and 0.11381 ZAR (November 4, 2025). It is 6.6% lower than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has fallen 20%. The highest daily close since 1999 was 0.17748 ZAR on April 23, 2020.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| JPY | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.10588 |
| 5 | 0.52939 |
| 10 | 1.0588 |
| 25 | 2.6470 |
| 50 | 5.2939 |
| 100 | 10.5878 |
| 250 | 26.4696 |
| 500 | 52.9391 |
| 1,000 | 105.878 |
| 5,000 | 529.391 |
| 10,000 | 1,058.78 |
| ZAR | JPY |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9.4448 |
| 5 | 47.2241 |
| 10 | 94.4481 |
| 25 | 236.120 |
| 50 | 472.241 |
| 100 | 944.481 |
| 250 | 2,361.20 |
| 500 | 4,722.41 |
| 1,000 | 9,444.81 |
| 5,000 | 47,224.06 |
| 10,000 | 94,448.12 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.10523 | 0.10777 | 0.1000 | 0.10588 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.11893 | 0.13643 | 0.10562 | 0.10562 | −12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.13082 | 0.13148 | 0.11189 | 0.12032 | −7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.13016 | 0.14245 | 0.12065 | 0.13016 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.13761 | 0.13804 | 0.11403 | 0.12867 | −7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.14153 | 0.14837 | 0.12327 | 0.13853 | −2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.12936 | 0.17748 | 0.12936 | 0.14248 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.13282 | 0.14628 | 0.12165 | 0.12938 | −1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.11009 | 0.13927 | 0.10828 | 0.13079 | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 0.11688 | 0.12848 | 0.10934 | 0.10967 | −6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.13065 | 0.15077 | 0.11711 | 0.11715 | −9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.096708 | 0.13077 | 0.096168 | 0.12934 | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1011 | 0.11064 | 0.092612 | 0.096642 | −4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.097407 | 0.10702 | 0.08938 | 0.10065 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1051 | 0.11412 | 0.09076 | 0.098339 | −6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.081132 | 0.1107 | 0.078024 | 0.10462 | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.079046 | 0.088901 | 0.077222 | 0.081572 | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.10314 | 0.11622 | 0.079869 | 0.080103 | −22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.061126 | 0.11977 | 0.061126 | 0.10359 | +70.3% |
| 2007 | 0.058509 | 0.065599 | 0.056228 | 0.060811 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.053662 | 0.067269 | 0.050841 | 0.058703 | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.054663 | 0.063732 | 0.052051 | 0.053739 | −2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.062644 | 0.069322 | 0.054284 | 0.055062 | −10.7% |
| 2003 | 0.071332 | 0.076445 | 0.056921 | 0.061662 | −14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.092877 | 0.093711 | 0.07207 | 0.072431 | −19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.065896 | 0.10535 | 0.063712 | 0.09044 | +37.4% |
| 2000 | 0.060355 | 0.071871 | 0.056515 | 0.065834 | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.051863 | 0.060553 | 0.04919 | 0.060226 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 0.10481 | 0.10613 | 0.1037 | 0.10588 | +1.4% |
| Sep 2026 | 0.10367 | 0.10514 | 0.10084 | 0.1044 | +3.5% |
| Aug 2026 | 0.10178 | 0.10512 | 0.10006 | 0.1009 | −2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 0.10135 | 0.10344 | 0.1000 | 0.10344 | +2.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 0.10193 | 0.10344 | 0.10079 | 0.10079 | −1.1% |
| May 2026 | 0.10412 | 0.10645 | 0.10187 | 0.10187 | −5.0% |
| Apr 2026 | 0.10395 | 0.10725 | 0.10289 | 0.10725 | +0.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 0.10553 | 0.10777 | 0.10264 | 0.10702 | +4.7% |
| Feb 2026 | 0.10314 | 0.10512 | 0.10119 | 0.1022 | −1.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 0.10393 | 0.10538 | 0.10208 | 0.10344 | −2.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 0.10805 | 0.11031 | 0.10562 | 0.10562 | −3.7% |
| Nov 2025 | 0.11104 | 0.11381 | 0.10938 | 0.10963 | −2.6% |
The Japanese Yen to South African Rand exchange rate is 0.10588 (Oct 26, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC): 1 JPY buys 0.10588 ZAR, and 1 ZAR buys 9.4448 JPY. That is 0.13% below the previous close.
100 JPY is 10.5878 ZAR at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 6:23 AM UTC), and 100 ZAR is 944.481 JPY.
The highest daily close in our data since 1999 is 0.17748 ZAR, on April 23, 2020. The lowest is 0.04919 ZAR, on June 22, 1999.
JPY/ZAR is a cross rate: the JPY price in US dollars divided by the ZAR price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so JPY/ZAR moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=ZAR and currencies=JPY for the live rate, /convert to convert an amount, and /timeframe for daily history since 1999. A free API key is enough to start.
curl "https://metalapi.com/api/v1/latest?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&base=ZAR¤cies=JPY"{
"success": true,
"base": "ZAR",
"rates": {
"JPY": 9.44481212,
"ZARJPY": 0.1058782311
}
}rates.JPY is how much JPY one ZAR buys; rates.ZARJPY is the price of one JPY in ZAR.