He is specifically accused of using a fake 10,000-yen note to buy a pack of cigarettes ... at a convenience store in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Feb. 10. He has reportedly admitted to the allegations.

The value of the notes is 110 trillion yen, 1.5 times more than 10 years ago. Hideo Kumano, a chief economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc., said the increase of 10,000-yen notes in ...