THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
May 24, 2022 at 18:03 JST
Norihiko Hanada, mayor of Abu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, left, and the town’s lawyer, right, hold a news conference at the town’s offices on May 24 to say that it has recovered most of the money it sent to a lone resident by mistake. (Michiya Ofuji)
ABU, Yamaguchi Prefecture--The town of Abu has now recovered almost 43 million yen ($336,896) of the 46.3 million yen it accidentally sent to a single resident’s bank account, its mayor said on May 24. [Read More]
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