Hello. everyone.
Today's theme is Japanese security. In particular, it is about "lost and found items".
It seems that it is famous in other countries when things left behind or lost are returned in Japan.
There is also a video of YouTuber actually experimenting in Japan. The result is that I'm 100% back, but is that true?
I would like to talk about my experience living in Japan.
Will the lost items really come back in Japan?
The answer to this question is "high probability of coming back." The reality is that it is not always 100%. I think the reason why YouTuber picked up the wallet and returned it in the experiment was probably because he was not Japanese. I don't want people who come to Japan to drop their wallets and be sad. I think I had a strong feeling.
By the way, the return rate of Japanese lost items in 2018 was announced, so I would like to introduce it.
Wallet 93%
Smartphone 61%
After all it is not 100%. In addition, this data will be the percentage converted when the owner filed a report with the police. I think the reason why the wallet return rate is high is that it often contains something that proves the owner. The smartphone is locked and you can't see the data inside, so you don't know who dropped it. You can't return it unless the person who dropped it reports it to the police. However, what is important here is that even if the "wallet" is returned, it is not known whether or not the "money" was included. There was no such data. However, since I have often heard that empty wallets are returned, there is a possibility that "wallets with contents other than money" will be returned.
Why are lost items returned in Japan?
I think this is "education". Since we were children, we Japanese are often told by parents, teachers, and adults around us. that is,
・ Please deliver the dropped items you picked up while you are out to the police box.
・ If it is school, send it to the teacher.
・ If you drop something, go to the police station or police box.
・ It's a thief who makes lost items his own.
・ The person who dropped it should be in trouble, so please return it to that person.
I grew up being told something like this. In fact, there are many Japanese who think this way. However, there are some Japanese people who usually say "Lucky! Get it!". I was actually there when I was a student. A classmate who is proud of making lost items his own. People like this are often thought to be "bad people." Is it lowly? It doesn't give a very good impression.
My experience
I will write a story about my experience when I lost something.
When I was in elementary school, the police called me at home. Apparently my wallet arrived as a lost item. I didn't realize I had dropped it, but when I went to the police box, there was a point card with my name on it, and I was asked to prove that I was who I was. I am grateful to the person who delivered it. I had about $ 50 in cash inside, but it wasn't stolen. However, when I asked a police officer, "Where did you fall?", I was told, "It seems that I fell to *** on the evening of * month * day." I haven't been there. Rather, it was a place I didn't go to much. The person who delivered it probably picked it up there, but that person is probably the second person. There is the first person who carried it to that place. It is still a mystery why I picked it up and dropped it there again.
Ten years ago, I forgot to change at my gas station. Cash about $ 70. A few hours later, I went to the store and talked about the situation in detail, and was told, "It has arrived at the office as a forgotten item."
About five years ago, I found a smartphone in a public toilet in a downtown area at midnight. Deliver to the police box at the station. The owner seems to have been found. Also, at this time of year, forget to change at your own gas station. Cash about $ 20. I couldn't find it, so someone stole it.
About two years ago, I left my wallet at the checkout counter in the cafe. At a later date, the police contacted me and went to pick it up. The contents are the same as they were at that time. I had my credit card, but it was safe. It was a wallet for a birthday present from my lover, so I was really impatient.
Six months ago, she forgets to pick up her change cash at the ticket machine at the station. That amount is about $ 65. They kept it at the station, and the next day, when I asked the station staff, they returned it. For more information,
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https://japanesedoodleblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/a-recent-mistake-i-made.html
Is it like this? What was impressive was. I forgot to change too much. I hate myself for not learning. In my experience, I haven't returned everything, but I'm lucky.
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