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The Return of Japan Throwing Away Money

Oh, Japan. Why do you keep doing this?


 
 

I'm sure very few of you were around on animeOnline.com during the time that we reported on a string of strange stories-- of people throwing away money. Whether it fell from the sky, was hidden in a cardoard box, or floating down a river...Japan seems to have a weird habit of getting rid of its money.

Just because animeOnline passed away doesn't mean that Japan stopped throwing away its cash. The Mainichi has word of over ¥1 million (about $10,830 USD) being found, of all places, at a garbage processing facility. Specifically, it was over a hundred ¥10,000 bills.

Police are currently searching for the owner of the cash. But can you imagine that in the US? If you throw something away it's first-come, first-serve here in the US! On the other hand, some of these mysterious money findings are associated with the Yakuza in the public mind, so perhaps Japanese citizens are wary of such lucky finds.

Still, what would you do with a random bonus $10 grand?
Sigueon July 10, 2009 at 4:04 p.m.
College
Kelleth moderator on July 10, 2009 at 4:15 p.m.
In japan AKA anime merchandise heaven? figures, manga volumes, Toku hero suits (HQ), anime dvd`s that kind of stuff xD
raintenshion July 10, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.
Manga, anime, car insurance, etc
ganchanon July 10, 2009 at 9:11 p.m.
pay off my CAR, yo
Nikoon July 10, 2009 at 10:35 p.m.
Pay off a crappy speeding ticket and save up for a new apartment.
Lady_Nightmareon July 10, 2009 at 10:54 p.m.
lolita? xD
Void_Wizardon July 11, 2009 at 6:35 p.m.
Get my own apartment and buy more anime, video games, and manga.
RedRoseson July 11, 2009 at 8:37 p.m.
Ten grand? Well some of that would go into buying a Vespa scooter.

The rest would go to college icky things.

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