{"id":319647,"date":"2026-02-20T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mystery-donor-gives-osaka-2-7m-in-gold-bars-to-fix-water-system\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T21:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T21:00:03","slug":"mystery-donor-gives-osaka-2-7m-in-gold-bars-to-fix-water-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mystery-donor-gives-osaka-2-7m-in-gold-bars-to-fix-water-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Mystery donor gives Osaka \u00a32.7m in gold bars to fix water system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9EGwDZ4MtUo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Mystery donor gives Osaka \u00a32.7m in gold bars to fix water system\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9EGwDZ4MtUo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Gold bars worth \u00a32.7m million have been anonymously gifted to Osaka, with one clear instruction: fix the city\u2019s crumbling water pipes.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Osaka\u2019s Mayor says he was \u201clost for words\u201d by the generous gift, after 21 kilograms of gold were handed to the city\u2019s water bureau.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold bars worth \u00a32.7m million have been anonymously gifted to Osaka, with one clear instruction: fix the city\u2019s crumbling water pipes. 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