September 2 is known as takarakuji no hi(宝くじの日), Day of Lottery because 9.2 is read as ku(9) ji (2). Kuji(くじ) is lot in Japanese. Takarakuji literally means treasure lot. This day was established in 1967 by then The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. (第一勧業銀行：now Mizuho Bank, Ltd.みずほ銀行).
There are many lotteries that are not exchanged to the prize money. The total amount reaches more than yen250,000,000 in a year. After a year from drawing, the prize ticket becomes just a piece of paper. Therefore to avoid this waste, they decided to remind people to check their lotteries sold between last August to July. There is a consolation drawing too.
If you won the first prize in the lottery, what would you like to do?
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