diff --git a/num2words/lang_EU.py b/num2words/lang_EU.py
index 0ff74ab2..2b0235c2 100644
--- a/num2words/lang_EU.py
+++ b/num2words/lang_EU.py
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ class Num2Word_EU(Num2Word_Base):
         'HUF': (('forint', 'forint'), ('fillér', 'fillér')),
         'ISK': (('króna', 'krónur'), ('aur', 'aurar')),
         'UZS': (('sum', 'sums'), ('tiyin', 'tiyins')),
-        'SAR': (('saudi riyal', 'saudi riyals'), ('halalah', 'halalas'))
+        'SAR': (('saudi riyal', 'saudi riyals'), ('halalah', 'halalas')),
+        'JPY': (('yen', 'yen'), ('sen', 'sen'),
+        'KRW': (('won', 'won'), ('jeon', 'jeon'),
 
     }
 
@@ -65,7 +67,9 @@ class Num2Word_EU(Num2Word_Base):
         'HUF': 'Hungarian',
         'ISK': 'íslenskar',
         'UZS': 'Uzbekistan',
-        'SAR': 'Saudi'
+        'SAR': 'Saudi',
+        'JPY': 'Japanese',
+        'KRW': 'Korean',
     }
 
     GIGA_SUFFIX = "illiard"
diff --git a/tests/test_en.py b/tests/test_en.py
index e763841c..4ab267c6 100644
--- a/tests/test_en.py
+++ b/tests/test_en.py
@@ -137,6 +137,18 @@ def test_to_currency(self):
             "two thousand sums and zero tiyins"
         )
 
+        self.assertEqual(
+            num2words('2000.00', lang='en', to='currency', separator=' and',
+                      cents=True, currency='JPY'),
+            "two thousand yen and zero sen"
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            num2words('2000.00', lang='en', to='currency', separator=' and',
+                      cents=True, currency='KRW'),
+            "two thousand won and zero jeon"
+        )
+
     def test_to_year(self):
         # issue 141
         # "e2 e2"