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Reporting from Tokyo and Seoul— 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.
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.
The full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-returned-money-20110923,0,647353.story
Reporting from Tokyo and Seoul— 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.
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.
The full story: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-japan-returned-money-20110923,0,647353.story