Free money found in Japan’s municipal toilets
July 11, 2007
By Ken Worsley
Usually I avoid Japan’s city and ward offices, as well as the (shudder) immigration center. Tomorrow, however, I may just have to go treasure hunting. Apparently, envelopes with 10,000 yen notes stuffed in them have been discovered in men’s restrooms in city halls in at least 15 prefectures over the past few weeks.
Looks like a male perpetrator, and one has to wonder how long it will be before he wanders into a ladies room to try to balance the gift giving…
No sign that this is part of any new BOJ quantitative easing policy.
Filed Under Econ Light, Japan
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Nah…you could probably make more in the restroom in that same time. Why bounce around?