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		TazeTSchnitzel on May 27, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in se... For those unaware, Yen has no subdivisions, so think of ¥1 as 1¢ or 1p, and ¥100 as $1/€1/£1.

leoedin on May 27, 2014 [–]

$1 maybe, but not £1. ¥100 is worth £0.58 - quite a big difference.

evan_ on May 27, 2014 | [–]

I think the GP just meant that ¥450-500 isn't as much as it might sound like

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