Phones left in taxis. Briefcases forgotten under train seats. Dropped wallets, abandoned umbrellas, misplaced purses. Japan’s 126 million residents lose a vast number of personal items every year. But a remarkably high percentage of them are returned to their rightful owners.
This week we explore the factors driving Japan’s efficient lost-and-found system, and its uncanny ability to reunite owners with lost property.
Special thanks to CityLab, who originally published an article on which this episode is based; and to the anonymous person in Takasaki, Japan who once turned in my wallet to the police
03/10/22 • 9 min
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