Didn't Run Out of Coins in Japan?

In the nineties, wo had the first ever well championship in any video game. There were more than ten thousand participants and the winner was a 16 year old called rebecca heineman. The tournament refused to post her score cause they thought it would intimidate other players. And then over the s that has cut into, they completely ran out of hundred yan coins in japan. It's what caused a down turn in the japanese economy.