Japanese man throws money out of quarantine hotel window
gettyimagesbankBy Lee Hyo-jin A Japanese man threw money worth around 900,000 won ($795) out of the window of a hotel at Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, where he was staying under self-quarantine. According to Yongin Dongbu Police Station, Sunday, the man in his 60s threw a bunch of banknotes out of the window of a room on the 13th floor of the hotel, around 10:40 a.m., Saturday. The hotel was a designated 14-day self-isolation facility for overseas entrants, part of the government's anti-coronavirus measures.He threw a dozen 50,000 won banknotes, six 10,000 won banknotes, one 5,000 won bill, and three 10,000 yen banknotes, adding up to around 900,000 won in total. It is thought the man, who had checked in the day before, threw the cash out of anger after an argument with hotel staff as he was required to make a payment of some 1.6 million won in advance of the stay.Police collected most of the cash from the street, and returned it to the hotel staff who will in turn return it to the man when he checks out.
Mar 28, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
