A supermarket in AEON Mall Morioka Minami, a shopping center in Morioka city, Iwate Prefecture, reported to police that a fake 1 million yen note (US$10,000) that looked like a real 10,000 yen note (US$100) was found in the till. The police are treating the case as fraud.<br /><br />"Zeitaku" or toy banknotes are usually printed on one side only leaving the bottom blank. Also in this case there is a smiling historical literary figure Fukuzawa Yukichi, whose image on the real ￥10,000 note is a more serious visage. Seven clients used 10,000 yen note last Sunday. Among them, a shopper paid with the fake note and received more than ￥8,000 in change. <br /><br />The fake 1 million yen note, which are also used for post-it notes and memos, is reportedly available in online toy shops. Police are not treating these notes as counterfeit money, as the real 1 million yen note is nowhere to be seen.<br /><br />Two Japanese high school students were arrested on November 4th for exchanging a fake 1 million yen note for 10 real 1,000 yen notes in Suita, Osaka. <br /><br />Another suspect purchased fried chicken with a fake 1 million yen note at a convenience store in downtown Nagoya last October. Though the suspect fled the scene without being caught red-handed, he later got busted for allegedly swindling money.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
