Year-end jumbo lottery tickets went on sale across Japan on Friday. The top prize this year is a record 700 million yen. Last year, it was 600 million yen.
This year, a jumbo mini lottery is also being held, with a first prize of 70 million yen. Tickets for both lotteries cost 300 yen.As usual, the biggest line was at Tokyo's Nishi-Ginza where more than 1,000 people were lined up when the booth opened at 8:30 a.m. The first man in line said he had been waiting since last Friday, NHK reported.
Source: NewsOnJapan
Source: NewsOnJapan
