Yahoo Online Auction From Japan

Two local governments have resorted to putting up unusual holdings for sale elementary schools and a fire truck--on an online auction site to raise funds.

The Hokkaido town of Niikappu, with 5,900 residents, on Tuesday registered four elementary schools that closed last year on the Yahoo! online auction site's section for government agencies.

The schools, built 20 to 30 years ago, each have grounds of around 10,000 square meters or more. Minimum sale prices of between 22 million and 68 million yen were set.

Also on Tuesday, the city of Midori in Gunma Prefecture listed a fire truck on the Yahoo! site, with a minimum sale price of 100,000 yen. It purchased the vehicle in 1989 for 17.35 million yen.

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