Gold bars worth over 500 million yen have been donated to a northeastern Japan village by an individual who expressed hope that the proceeds from their sale would be spent for the good of the municipality, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster. The municipal government of Tanohata in Iwate…
The municipal government of Tanohata in Iwate Prefecture said it was considering using the proceeds from the sale of the 120 bars for child-rearing support and rebuilding the village office.
Gold bars worth over 500 million yen ($3.8 million) have been donated to a northeastern Japan village by an individual who expressed hope that the proceeds from their sale would be spent for the good of the municipality, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.