Old bank notes deposited by WWII returnees given airing

Old bank notes deposited by WWII returnees given airing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Customs officials expose to the air excess bank notes deposited by post-World War II returnees, mainly from China and the Korean Peninsula, at the customs house in Yokohama west of Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Some 60% of the total deposits exceeding upper limits imposed by the Allied Occupation forces to fend off inflation remain to be returned at Japan's eight customs houses.

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