1 JPY = 0.10591 ZAR
Updated Oct 26, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC
since 1999
The South African Rand to Japanese Yen exchange rate is 9.4416 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 9.4416 JPY, and 1 JPY buys 0.10591 ZAR. That is 0.09% above the previous close. Over the last 52 weeks it has traded between 8.7868 JPY (November 4, 2025) and 9.9996 JPY (July 6, 2026). It is 7.0% higher than a year ago. Over the last ten years it has risen 24%. The highest daily close since 1999 was 20.3292 JPY on June 22, 1999.
Uses the live mid-market rate. Physical metal, cards and money transfers usually cost more.
| ZAR | JPY |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9.4416 |
| 5 | 47.2081 |
| 10 | 94.4162 |
| 25 | 236.041 |
| 50 | 472.081 |
| 100 | 944.162 |
| 250 | 2,360.41 |
| 500 | 4,720.81 |
| 1,000 | 9,441.62 |
| 5,000 | 47,208.12 |
| 10,000 | 94,416.23 |
| JPY | ZAR |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0.10591 |
| 5 | 0.52957 |
| 10 | 1.0591 |
| 25 | 2.6478 |
| 50 | 5.2957 |
| 100 | 10.5914 |
| 250 | 26.4785 |
| 500 | 52.9570 |
| 1,000 | 105.914 |
| 5,000 | 529.570 |
| 10,000 | 1,059.14 |
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9.5028 | 9.9996 | 9.2793 | 9.4416 | −0.3% |
| 2025 | 8.4081 | 9.4676 | 7.3297 | 9.4676 | +13.9% |
| 2024 | 7.6443 | 8.9370 | 7.6055 | 8.3112 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 7.6831 | 8.2885 | 7.0200 | 7.6831 | −1.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2670 | 8.7695 | 7.2440 | 7.7720 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 7.0655 | 8.1123 | 6.7399 | 7.2186 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.7301 | 7.7301 | 5.6343 | 7.0186 | −9.2% |
| 2019 | 7.5289 | 8.2203 | 6.8362 | 7.7292 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.0835 | 9.2357 | 7.1801 | 7.6459 | −16.2% |
| 2017 | 8.5559 | 9.1454 | 7.7833 | 9.1187 | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 7.6543 | 8.5389 | 6.6327 | 8.5359 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 10.3404 | 10.3985 | 7.6469 | 7.7313 | −25.3% |
| 2014 | 9.8909 | 10.7977 | 9.0380 | 10.3475 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2662 | 11.1882 | 9.3443 | 9.9356 | −2.3% |
| 2012 | 9.5145 | 11.0181 | 8.7631 | 10.1689 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 12.3256 | 12.8166 | 9.0336 | 9.5583 | −22.0% |
| 2010 | 12.6509 | 12.9497 | 11.2485 | 12.2591 | −1.8% |
| 2009 | 9.6953 | 12.5205 | 8.6042 | 12.4840 | +29.3% |
| 2008 | 16.3596 | 16.3596 | 8.3491 | 9.6539 | −41.3% |
| 2007 | 17.0915 | 17.7846 | 15.2440 | 16.4443 | −3.5% |
| 2006 | 18.6350 | 19.6690 | 14.8656 | 17.0350 | −8.5% |
| 2005 | 18.2939 | 19.2119 | 15.6908 | 18.6085 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 15.9632 | 18.4216 | 14.4254 | 18.1614 | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 14.0190 | 17.5682 | 13.0813 | 16.2175 | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 10.7669 | 13.8754 | 10.6712 | 13.8063 | +24.9% |
| 2001 | 15.1754 | 15.6957 | 9.4925 | 11.0570 | −27.2% |
| 2000 | 16.5685 | 17.6943 | 13.9138 | 15.1897 | −8.5% |
| 1999 | 19.2817 | 20.3292 | 16.5145 | 16.6042 | — |
From daily closes (UTC). The current year runs to the latest close.
| Month | Average | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 9.5413 | 9.6429 | 9.4221 | 9.4416 | −1.4% |
| Sep 2026 | 9.6468 | 9.9165 | 9.5112 | 9.5783 | −3.4% |
| Aug 2026 | 9.8270 | 9.9943 | 9.5132 | 9.9111 | +2.5% |
| Jul 2026 | 9.8679 | 9.9996 | 9.6676 | 9.6676 | −2.6% |
| Jun 2026 | 9.8113 | 9.9218 | 9.6670 | 9.9218 | +1.1% |
| May 2026 | 9.6054 | 9.8169 | 9.3944 | 9.8169 | +5.3% |
| Apr 2026 | 9.6210 | 9.7193 | 9.3244 | 9.3244 | −0.2% |
| Mar 2026 | 9.4782 | 9.7424 | 9.2793 | 9.3439 | −4.5% |
| Feb 2026 | 9.6963 | 9.8825 | 9.5132 | 9.7851 | +1.2% |
| Jan 2026 | 9.6232 | 9.7959 | 9.4896 | 9.6674 | +2.1% |
| Dec 2025 | 9.2561 | 9.4676 | 9.0656 | 9.4676 | +3.8% |
| Nov 2025 | 9.0072 | 9.1427 | 8.7868 | 9.1213 | +2.6% |
The South African Rand to Japanese Yen exchange rate is 9.4416 (Oct 26, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC): 1 ZAR buys 9.4416 JPY, and 1 JPY buys 0.10591 ZAR. That is 0.09% above the previous close.
100 ZAR is 944.162 JPY at the live rate (Oct 26, 2026, 3:45 AM UTC), and 100 JPY is 10.5914 ZAR.
The highest daily close in our data since 1999 is 20.3292 JPY, on June 22, 1999. The lowest is 5.6343 JPY, on April 23, 2020.
ZAR/JPY is a cross rate: the ZAR price in US dollars divided by the JPY price in US dollars. Both legs update continuously from interbank, exchange and central-bank sources, so ZAR/JPY moves when either market moves.
Yes. Call /latest with base=JPY and currencies=ZAR 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=JPY¤cies=ZAR"{
"success": true,
"base": "JPY",
"rates": {
"ZAR": 0.1059139927,
"JPYZAR": 9.441623098
}
}rates.ZAR is how much ZAR one JPY buys; rates.JPYZAR is the price of one ZAR in JPY.