Travelers' leftover cash a business opportunity at Japan airports

Unused foreign banknotes and coins brought back home by Japanese travelers as well as leftover yen still in the pockets of departing foreign visitors have become a business opportunity at airports.A Tokyo-based venture began setting up machines last year allowing travelers to change leftover currency into electronic money or gift vouchers.Meanwhile foreign visitors' last yen coins are often spent on "Gacha" machines providing various capsule toys.In January, a 21-year-old university student back from the United States was just one of many travelers at Haneda airport changing money at a Pock…READ FULL ARTICLE