JPY is the abbreviation for Japanese yen, the currency of Japan. The yen is represented with a symbol that looks like the capital letter Y with two horizontal dashes through its center: ¥.The Japanese yen is one of the most traded currencies in the world and is also one of the most popular currencies for carry trades, which are speculative trades that take advantage of interest rate differentials between countries.The name "yen" actually means "round object" in Japanese, which makes sense given that
early coins were round. These days, however, yen coins come in a variety of shapes and sizes.