Boy finds 15 mil. yen in cash floating in irrigation ditch

IWATSUKI, Japan - Hundreds of 10,000 yen and 1,000 yen notes are on display at the Iwatsuki Police Station after they were found afloat in an irrigation ditch in Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture, by a 13-year-old boy on Jan. 29. The boy, who was training with a junior baseball team, found the cache while following a foul ball. If the owner of the money is not found, it will go to the representative of the baseball team in six months in accordance with the law, an officer at the police station said.

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