Tokyo citizens hand in record ¥3.99bn of lost cash

Police department says it has returned almost 3bn to owners, while 480m has gone to finders

The honest citizens of Tokyo handed in a record 3.99bn (24.5m) in lost cash to police last year - an average of more than 67,000 a day.

Japan's national police agency said the amount was up 600m from the previous year, and beat the previous high of 3.84bn declared at police stations across the capital in 2019.