Japanese Finders Return Cash Salvaged After Tsunami
Sunday Gazette-Mail › October 03, 2011
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TOKYO - The unmarked envelope floated into the living room of the home in northeastern Japan, riding the wave of tsunami floodwaters. Inside, the astounded resident found $40,000 in yen notes.
More money has been found in wallets, paper bags, and other containers swept away from their owners and scattered across a landscape ripped apart by the March 11 earthquake. One woman found $26,000 in a purse she had spotted atop a pile of debris. One police locksmith opened the heavy door of a recovered safe to find $1.3 million in yen notes.See the full content of this document
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Japanese Finders Return Cash Salvaged After Tsunami
What followed is a testament to a culture of honesty and altruism: The Japanese have turned over more than $48 million in loose cash to authorities.
"People tell me they just want the money to go to its owne...See the full content of this document
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