TOKYO -- Something strange is happening in Japan -- people are stumbling across piles of cash, often at garbage collection points. In 2016, the equivalent of $150 million was discovered and reported to the police.
With the country's population graying and families shrinking, more people are spending their twilight years living and dying alone. It seems a growing number of elderly are leaving behind stashes of money that family members are unaware of and sometimes trashing by mistake.
