Why it's almost impossible to lose things in Japan - BBC REEL

[@EddVCR]

I grew up in Japan, and I remember my first time when I turned in a lost property to my neighborhood kōban (it was a 50¥ coin, roughly worth 50¢.) I was a little kid, and I felt so proud as the police officer thanked me for my service. I felt like I was making my neighborhood better and felt like a hero for a whole week!

[@Demeraaa]

How sweet 🥺

[@EddVCR]

@@Demeraaa It really was; the officer even gave me a sticker :)

[@Enforcedcraft]

In reality really this can only work in Japan cause they are brought up like this. Whilst in Eastern Europe if shopkeeper that doesn't have a lot of stores say one store like ordinary shop not exactly supermarket but if that shopkeeper doesn't have say say 10¥(it's not our currency but using so you can understand) or even sometimes up to 20-40¥(the most common is 5-10¥) shopkeeper will just take that and if you remember give you back next time you shop there and that if that Shopkeeper remembers which is quite unlikely. There is definently case where shopkeeper doesn't have to give you back even 100¥ but that is very much memorable cause you have bigger selection to pick from 100¥ then from 5-40¥. Whilst big shop chains of Supermarkets or even Hipermarkets will give you even 1¥ back. Like in Restaurants there is definently a lot more "stealing" but in a sense of final receipt of what you ordered. Say when there is not a lot of people chance of people ripping you off is low from 100-200¥ as lowest amount but when there are bustling crowd and you are in a group a lot of people are ordering food and drinks probability of ripping you off is higher in the lowest of 200-500¥ amount but that to work there is need to be at least 6 or 6+ people ordering. But don't get me stated when going out to drink in a group in a club where there is a lot of stuff happening and when you get to paying you are drunk as heck in less known clubs you'll be very likely to be ripped off anywhere from 700-1000¥. In bigger ones known better and more popular like where it is partying hard where drinks are quite expensive if you are drinking hard and make your tab(reciept) quite high it can really go anywhere from 2000-4000¥ sometimes even more.

[@teebu]

How does someone go about claiming that lost 50 cents or any amount? That seems impossible.

[@Aru_im]

@@teebu probably no one did. As you see in the video, not everyone claimed the lost stuff, most of them came from thing such as small amount of money or cheap umbrella.

[@eric336]

I left my iPad at a subway station in Tokyo. When I realized it, I quickly got off the train and alerted the staff. He was very helpful and treated my distress with great sense of urgency. Surprisingly (or not surprisingly) they found it! I went back to the station, a staff was at the ticket counter expecting me. He handed me my iPad, and apologized for going through the trouble (ご心配をかけて申し訳ありません). I should be the one who apologized! I really miss Japan.

[@rabbit251]

Maybe because of the value they searched for it. Once in Nagoya I returned from the US and just as I got off the local train at the station near my home a bag fell and the doors quickly closed behind me before I could grab it. I quickly reported it to the station personnel and they told me there was nothing they could do.

[@user-cs9by8jd6l]

@@rabbit251 I think what you had to do was to go to one of those centers a few days later, or on that day to report it and ask them to let you know when it arrives there. Perhaps they could have reported the case to the staffs at the next station to pick it up there for you, but that's not how it works I suppose. One of my friends had such a case when we were travelling across the nation. He noticed that he left his wallet on the train, when we were about to exit the ticket gate, and as far as I remember, he reported it to the staffs right there, but, they asked him to report it at the service desk dedicated for lost items, which usually being found at a big station. Then he did, probably provided his phone number or something for contact, then we kept going, and eventually he got his wallet back. You might have noticed it if you've been living in Japan for a while, but each staff in Japan has their own job, and for other matters, they have to transfer you to the staff whose job is to deal with that matter. And when it repeatedly happens to one, we call it "たらい回し". Hopefully you had or having good time in Japan except for losing your bag.

[@JanineAnita]

I had a similar experience in Hiroshima. I left my camera in the public toilet when I went back for it over an hour later it was still there untouched. The lady in the kiosk told me they would have found it on the next cleaning round and saved it in lost property for me. She was apologising that it had not been noticed sooner!

[@zebrafigs8450]

I left my tablet in a phone booth and came back an hour later and it was there. Also super cute they even appoligized while returning your ipad!

[@condorX2]

A bit off topic. Japan literally copied their culture from China. When China discovered Japan, it was starving tribal nation, so Chinese taught them how to grow rice to feed themselves, how to cultivate silk for their clothing, and even how to read and write Chinese characters (Hanzi 汉字which they call Kanji), calligraphy and poetry. They learned how to use chopsticks, build Chinese architecture, how to govern themselves, how to create bonzai, etc, from China. When China was strong, Japan copied Chinese culture, Chinese characters, chopsticks, Chinese architecture, etc. Then when the Portuguese visited Japan, Japanese borrowed Portuguese loanwords like pan (bread), sukupu (scoop/shovel), kappa (raincoat), tempura (fried veggies). Now that America is powerful, Japan started copying English words like aidoru (idol), aisu (ice-cream), anime (anime), apato (apartment), arukoru (alcohol), baiku (bike), basu (bus), biru (beer) kohi (coffee), chiketto (ticket), konpyuta (computer), doraiba (driver), erebeta (elevator), faito (fight), and so many more English words. Its like Japan is good at copying other countries culture that's all. -神州 Shenzhou Relations between ancient Japan and China have a long history, and in certain periods the exchange of political, religious and cultural practices between the two was intense. China, the much older state and the more developed, passed on to Japan (sometimes indirectly via Korea) a long list of ideas including rice cultivation, writing, Buddhism, centralised government models, civil service examinations, temple architecture, clothing, art, literature, music, and eating habits. Trade relations greatly outlasted cultural and diplomatic ties, with Japan beginning to develop its own unique cultural path from the 9th century CE onwards.

[@jbh2761]

I can remember travelling and was in transit in Jakarta, I left my passport and wallet with 3 thousand dollars in cash on the taxi counter outside the airport .. it was 20 minutes before I noticed I left all my valuables behind , I had a major panic attack thinking my passport and cash will end my travels , I went straight back to the taxi counter and while walking back to the counter I noticed a Japanese man holding up my passport trying to identify people while holding up my passport to match the photo of people .. I walked straight up to him and he handed me my passport and wallet and I ended up giving him a big hug and thanked him and also I offered him a hundred dollars and he declined , I walked away thinking how honest and amazing the Japanese people are . I will never forget this .

[@womankinggg]

I lived in Japan for several years. One time, I forgot my phone in the bathroom of a major train station. I went back for it 5 minutes later and it was already gone. Instead of worrying, I went and got a glass of wine to wait for it to inevitably go through the process of being reported between the train staff. I ended up having to go back for it the next morning as lost and found closed, but I never had a moment of worry that it had been stolen. Sure enough, they had it and had even charged it for me overnight.

[@womankinggg]

Another time I lost my train pass card on the platform. I realized it was missing while still on the platform and backtracked, but it was gone. By the time I got down to the station guard to explain my situation, it had already been turned in and processed in their lost and found system.

[@alessomartinez2076]

They even charged it!!!

[@victorlin4645]

They even charged it??? Savages! Absolute savages!!!! What's next? You lose a jacket and it comes back to you laundered, ironed, and folded?

[@iROChakri]

They even *charged* it 😂😂😂

[@clemmyw.1967]

They CHARGED it!?? WoW 😲

[@ryanaiden]

This is really true. I lost my bag that had all our passports, laptops, money… everything. Somehow they managed to track it down 200km in Nagoya and bring it to me the next morning in Takayama. I offered to give them something as a token of my gratitude but they didn’t accept because this is considered normal in their country. Absolutely amazing 🙌

[@Sharpest-Madman]

We like to be happy with each other.

[@k9healthy]

Incredible nation!

[@Alhamdulillah.e.rabil.alameen]

That's called honesty and there are such people all over the world.

[@k9healthy]

@Avishar I have been to S. Korea and found its people to be racist and very rude. Also, your message is hateful, crass, and angry. You indeed show that you are precisely the type of people that you yourself complain about. In case you edit your message, I am copying in full it below: "My god have you ever visited South Korea then ??? you will be amazed its even better cuz Japanese people do racism by simply ignoring ... while Koreans a re just so kind well mannered friendly and disciplined LOL in South Korea if you leave your laptop in a restaurant then after 1 month you can claim it back from there as well..... STOP HYPING UP A SINGLE NATION !!!!! FOR GOD SAKE to be honest I visited both nations and south korea is much more advance not only in technology but their society is sooooo honest and cozy"

[@ryanaiden]

@Avishar That's really great to hear, but don't be so upset because the video wasn't about South Korea. I am sure they are just as well mannered there. No one is discrediting your country. I would love to visit it still!

[@tamayura1988]

拾ったものを届けるのは落とした人が困っているだろうから。 子供と拾った落し物を盗むことなく一緒に交番に届けるのは子供に誠実で正直な心を育んで欲しいから。 人目を気にしてやってるんじゃない。

[@boy-dt9hc]

そこが日本(人)の良いところの一つだと思う

[@hit3325]

その通りです。また、人が見てなくても、お天道様は見てると考えるのが日本人です。

[@sor.m17]

本当その通りですね。落とし物を届ける時に人の目は気にするという概念はない。届ける事に理由なんてあまり考えたことなかったけど、何か考えてるとすれば、「届けなかったらバチが当たるだろうな」です。

[@user-kodokujanaigenta]

人目を気にしてるからに決まってる

[@John_4756]

@@user-kodokujanaigenta黙れカス

[@Alfredo.Taboada]

I forgot my watch at Narita airport’s security checkpoint and I was able to recover it a month later. When I went to the lost and found office asking if they had it they were very strict, they asked me for all posible characteristics of the watch to see if I was the owner. They only gave it to me when I told them the local time it had, I live in Mexico and did not adjusted Japan´s time so when I told them the exact hour it was showing there was no doubt it was mine.

[@anpdgbe]

Same thing when I lost my wallet! The police questioned and questioned me about its contents before handing it back to me haha there were a whole bunch of them crowding around my wallet and blocking it from view too

[@sonsuzoyun7350]

WoW You've got awesome memory you remembered what time set when you're lost your watch

[@ahmh1000]

@@sonsuzoyun7350 The clock doesn't stop when he loses it but the time shown on the clock would be different than the current time in Japan. Most clocks are synced to the time of the country they are currently in. So if it is 9pm in Japan and the clock tells you it is 6am then you know the original owner when he mentions the discrepancy in the time.

[@sonsuzoyun7350]

@@ahmh1000 is it a way to change GMT at watch clocks? i mean... i said that because i thought there could be way to change time at clock so person wouldn't confused about what time is it.

[@SirZeck]

@@sonsuzoyun7350 what?

[@marcmckenzie5110]

For decades I frequently traveled to Japan on business. One time I was changing trains in Tokyo Central very late at night, and due to fatigue left my briefcase with passport, money, and important papers on a bench. I proceeded to wend my way to a distant connection. A minute or two after getting to the other gate, a young man breathing heavily and sweating profusely ran up to me, handing me my briefcase. Because it was the right thing to do, and was in my eyes immensely honorable. I was stunned with gratitude. Indeed in a great many ways, the world could learn from the ethical underpinnings of Japanese society, which I deeply love.

[@ビオェルミン]

わたしの娘が、わたしのお気に入りのヘアゴムをして登校したのですが、下校中にどこかに落としてしまいました。 ままの大切なものだったのにと、娘は泣きながら下校していて、途中たまたまお巡りさんが通りかかって「どうしたの？何かあった？」と声を掛けてくださり、娘が事情を話したら 「大丈夫、お巡りさんと一緒に探してみよう！もし無くても、お巡りさんが一緒にままに謝ってあげるよ(^-^)」と、学校まで一緒に探しながら戻ってくださったそうです。 ヘアゴムは、優しい誰かが拾ってくださって、車などに轢かれないようにと高めの目立つところに置いておいてくださっていて、すぐに見つかりました。 わたしは日本人として、この地域の人間として、本当に有り難く思いました。そして、わたしもそういう人間であろうと改めて気を引き締めました。

[@mitchf01]

While travelling in Japan with some friends one of our party left their backpack on the metro train with his $2000 camera, passport and wallet inside. Several hours later it was returned to him everything intact. Virtually every other city in the world you'd be lucky to get an empty bag back. Japan is incredible.

[@p6h14]

YES

[@Ass_of_Amalek]

here in germany you'd have pretty good chances to get it back, I think. on a train there's the upside that it's very easy for somebody who noticed to get the train crew to deal with it instead of having to carry it somewhere. that leads to the stjff being out for a shorter time, reducing the risk that somebody willing to steal notices it. pickpockets are also active on trains though, and I think they might notice and take abandoned luggage. I lost my wallet once and got it back with the cash and everything, and one time I (rather stoned and distracted) kleft a guitar in a case on the sidewalk, only noticed hours later, and found it in the bar next to the spot.

[@bzdtemp]

Japan is amazing, but it is not unique that people handle lost items with care and hand them in so they can be returned to their owner - and that includes valuable items as well as items with cash. It is really about treating others as you would like others to treat you.

[@lang-ed3bk]

@@Ass_of_Amalek is weed allowed in germany?

[@qidongxu7339]

I went to Japan a few years ago. People just left their bikes in front of the grocery store unlocked. All these bikes would have been long gone if in other countries

[@rolandocastaneda4429]

The only thing I lost that I never got back in Japan was my weight. 42 pounds in 6 months. Thanks Japan you taught me well.

[@vestaosto]

I hope it was due to healthy diet.

[@Manik_khanna]

@@vestaosto Less greasy and light food

[@Frühling22]

Most of the Japanese food is healthy!

[@musicismoreimportantthanyo9246]

@@Frühling22 it explains how they hosted olympics 1964, 1972, 1998, 2021

[@brodriguez11000]

Somewhere out there, someone found it.

[@kirsteta17]

I lived in Tokyo on a Working Holiday Visa when I was a(n Australian) university student in 1994/5. I found an enormous bundle of big note yen on a street wrapped only in an elastic band. I handed it to the first police (Koban?) station I could find. They were so kind and carefully explained the system to me. I hope that if the owner did not claim the money that it was given to the young ramen shop couple who lived in my apartment (I left their names as I was about to return home). Watching this video brings a fond memory and reminds me of good things.Thankyou! 😅🎉

[@endofyraaaaryfodne3389]

I remember forgetting to collect my 10 yen coin from a vendor in a food court and happily walking away. Poor lady must have seen my little coin after I left, ran around the counter and literally hunted me down half way across the food court just to give me my coin back. I didn't even remember or think 10 yen was worth her effort, but she did. I'm always amazed with the Japanese people and their sense of integrity.

[@cookiemadoka7656]

amazing indeed. its counted in the saying "its not about the money, its about sending a message" and a positive one that is.by you and you sharing your experience, everyone who heard you will receive the message, thank you

[@satorudo]

I forgot that in Japan you don't tip, so I left a tip for a meal. The waitress came running and hunted me down like some kind of cheetah. I thought I had shorted them on the bill or something. She was so apologetic that I had forgotten money at the restaurant.

[@schrodingersdino]

Well... If you are about to buy something that costs ¥10.001 with tax and total, and you only have ¥10.000 (ten thousand Yen note/bill) because of ¥1円, forget it. You won't take it home. That's how it works in here.

[@SMGJohn]

@@satorudo You do not tip in most countries, its mostly Italian - Spanish custom, then brought over to america which is a toxic way of waitresses and servants to earn money in america because their hourly pay is so low.

[@Corrado_Moro]

@@SMGJohn From what I know here in Italy you usually tip only if you liked the service, not like in the States, where you tip almost always.

[@dn6127]

When they speak about statistics of returned and unreturned items... they actually measure their service. Amazing!

[@8964TS]

I suppose it makes sense for them to know so they can assign the appropriate amount of space. If they know they keep only 10% of phones handed in for the duration, they need only a small space. They also know which items to keep close at hand. Again, using phones as the example, they know to place lost phones nearer the service desk so they can be easily retrieved. Umbrellas on the other hand need a bigger space, but it can go far away at the back where nobody ever goes. It’s not just service, it’s smart, productive management.

[@georgehead6780]

And yet the ww2 reputation for excessive cruelty??

[@sistemaremaestro1436]

I forgot to take my credit card at the self-checkout counter in the supermarket in Japan.I realised it a while after I left the shop and rushed back to the shop. The shop assistant saw my face a short distance away and ran up to me, credit card in hand. She told me she was sorry she didn't recognise me sooner and handed me the credit card. I was very impressed by her kindness. A professor from Kyoto Sangyo University said in the video that people deliver lost property because they are concerned about being seen, but I think that is not true. I think the motivation of people who deliver lost and found items is not out of concern for publicity, but out of sincerity.

[@kmidori0930]

right! Some Japanese left comments that it's not what other people think. We simply worry about the person who screwed up to loose their possession .

[@piyopiyoazarashi]

その京都産業大学の教授なにもわかってないな😂

[@piyopiyoazarashi]

@@user-us3lp8de2f ちょっとなに言ってるかわかんないです。シンプルに気持ち悪いです

[@wilburwood8261]

この前わりと立派なハンドバッグを道端で拾ったので家に持ち帰ったところ、財布に万札がたくさん入ってて、数えたら700000くらいでビックリ。で、身分証が女学生みたいでまたビックリ。おまけに名刺がいくつか入ってて、なんとか商事部長とか、なんとか株式会社専務、とか知ってる会社のえらそうな人もいて、またまたビックリ。気持ち悪くなって交番に届けたよ。なんだったんだろ。。。

[@piyopiyoazarashi]

@user-us3lp8de2f バレてるもなにも、違う操作してたら消えたんだよ、そしてなにおもってしつこく絡んでくるん？きもいで 12年前から釣りコメントなんてしてないし このコメント主の意見に賛同してるだけだけど？ 教授が「人の目をきにして忘れ物を届けている」って発言は違うと思うから「なにもわかってないな」って言ってるのに。 これのどこが釣りコメントか教えてくれる？ 困ってたら嫌だなって善意で届けてる人が多いと思うけど。 うざ絡み辞めたほうがいいで、きもいから。

[@mtkoslowski]

I believe that Japan has a fundamentally more decent and honest society compared to most other countries.

[@physics77guy]

its taught to them as a part of Japanese culture from day 1

[@justpassingthroughman]

@@physics77guy what's the main thing to drive that? Is it just decency or is there like the idea of karma or anything behind it? I love this 🤗

[@sasorishino]

@@justpassingthroughman, japan teaches their students social values at a very young age.

[@justpassingthroughman]

@@sasorishino I really wish we were more like that here.

[@jjw3046]

I wouldn't say more decent or honest, but they're definitely more systematic and thorough about things. There's still a ton of racism and discrimination especially towards other Asian ethnicities that gets filtered out of English language reporting on Japanese society. The idea of Japanese people being polite is more about in-group harmony and conflict avoidance than compassion. Japan being a homogeneous society is the confounding variable here. It's a great place to live...if you fit in.

[@momogouta699]

２度ほど財布＋クレカ諸々入ったバッグごと公園のベンチにそのまま置き忘れ、駅でバッグがないことに気づいたことがあるが、１度はそのままの場所にあり、１度はどなたかが公園の管理事務所に届けてくれていた。忘れたって気づいたときの血の気がなくなる瞬間と、あったときの安堵感。届けてくれた方に未だに感謝してる。

[@生粋のジョジョラー]

背筋凍るよなー。分かる

[@darkingo123]

Honestly I want to go to Japan just to experience this genuine culture. So respectful.

[@freshmacarons]

Left some items in Japan on a subway and they were amazingly retrieved on the same day. Thank you Japan!

[@つぶみかん-l3y]

落し物を届ける人が多いところも好きだけど、 落ちているものをわかりやすい所に置いてあげる人がいるのも好きだなあ。

[@こうこな-m8i]

確かに！キーホルダー、ハンカチ、などは特に。

[@nagi_0701]

日本人を発見する嬉しさ

[@simple.1829]

こないだ1000円落ちててネコババしてしまった

[@user-OMANGEMANGE]

財布落ちてたら金抜いて交番届けるで、俺は

[@simple.1829]

@@user-OMANGEMANGE まあ落とした本人からしたら財布の中身のカードとか返ってくるだけでありがたいもんな。金くらいネコババさせてくれてもいいよ。

[@user-yh1ms8tg6w]

昨年の10月、交通系ICカードを道で拾ったので近くの交番に届けました。 そしたら今年の3月、今度は私が交通系ICカードを駅で落としてしまいました。でも数時間後、その駅から電話が掛かってきて、私のICカードが誰かに拾われて駅に届いていることを伝えられました！ 親切な行いが自分にも返ってくる日本最高です！

[@Buonarotti10]

Great story. I wonder how they could trace your IC card to your phone number.

[@78deathface]

Imagine having a cohesive society where everyone is in it together instead of every man for himself

[@ohm1945]

Oh yeah, I yearn for this. We just all get along nicely. Don’t have to all be friends but we are all friendly and accepting

[@Lommy9999]

The opposite of the Western culture.

[@junrosamura645]

@@Lommy9999 Agree, that's kind of the problem with the West and their "It's all about me" and "I'm special" views.

[@jerkchickenblog]

everyone isn't together. they are fiercely repressive and racist to foreigners and in the absence of a foreigner to scapegoat. they turn on each other. a little more experience with the culture would make this clear

[@78deathface]

@@jerkchickenblog sounds like America, dude

[@abdullahlataifeh2203]

I like how the people are so good and kindhearted to a level where they could prioritize helping other people more than stealing

[@booboos1212]

In Japan, there is an idea that a child grows up looking at his parents' backs. If adults do the right thing, things will gradually improve.

[@スパムぽーく野郎ども]

こうやって日本が海外で褒められているのを見て嬉しい気持ちになれるのは、日々小さなことも大切に対応してくれる人たちがいるからこそなんだな。日本人だけど、こういう人たちにお礼が言いたい。

[@WilliamEvans-kh1gj]

Just amazing people many respects to 🇯🇵 from 🇬🇧

[@mitonodaisyoya]

俺もこないだ郵便局の駐車場で１万円拾ったけど、とりあえず郵便局の職員に渡したよ。 なんだろうなぁ、あぶく銭で酒飲んでも旨くないし、汗水たらして稼いだ金で飲むから酒はうまいんだよ。

[@harumatsu3731]

素敵やん

[@wilburwood8261]

そうかなあ。勤務先の会社の持株会の配当で飲食した時とかおいしくないか？

[@mitonodaisyoya]

@@wilburwood8261 株主配当は会社法で認められた正当な収益。拾ったお金を使い込むのは遺失物横領で刑法に抵触。頭を使いましょう。

[@healthy6422]

@@wilburwood8261 正当な方法で手に入れた金なら後ろめたさはないんじゃない？

[@きた南]

@@wilburwood8261 まぁ、美味しいよねw

[@neilmanx1001]

I lost my camera on shinkansen train on the way to Himeji and it was returned to me an hour later at another station when I got down to change trains. The lost & found place staff with in that train station made me talk to a guy on video who was at another station where my camera was handed over by someone and he showed me the camera and asked if it was mine and then returned to me. Now that is Japan!

[@rabbit251]

Not my experience on trains. Twice I forgot things on the train, talked to station staff and was told there was nothing they could do. But if lost in public I have had things turned into the police.

[@hayek218]

@@rabbit251 I do not believe this. Which train is this?

[@rabbit251]

@@hayek218 Once was on the Shinkansen Hikari bound for Shizuoka, the other was on the subway in Nagoya. The Shinkansen I didn't have an interpreter with me, but the station staff spoke basic English. In Nagoya my friend met me at the airport and she spoke Japanese fluently, but the station staff refused to help us.

[@hayek218]

@@rabbit251 That is not possible. Never happens.

[@rabbit251]

@@hayek218 What never happens? That Japanese are possibly racists and unwilling to help someone who is a foreigner? Or are you in complete denial of everything which basically makes you a fool. On second thought, regardless, you are a fool August. Hate to spoil your image of a perfect Japan, but in reality things are not perfect.

[@noism6397]

これで怖いのって日本人っていい人なんだ！って思って油断しちゃうことだよな。 日本人も海外と同じで悪い人もいるし良い人もいるからから気をつけてほしい。

[@kohaluto]

こういう動画を見る度に、他国の方々に安心で油断しても大丈夫だと思ってもらえる国でいられるよう心がけていきたいと思わされます。

[@yusuke_8093]

市橋達也...

[@生粋のジョジョラー]

ｱﾅﾙｱﾅｼﾝ…

[@tubeyou1000]

ほんとそれ 俺昔ギター盗まれたし友達もiPhoneパクられた 日本神話はもう信じるのやめようと思ったよ

[@bewareofchan]

Japan is by far the only place I travel worry free. A trip with zero worries about getting pickpocketed, mugged, or harassed in any form is truly a dream holiday.

[@missplainjane3905]

What other countries you have visited ?

[@brodriguez11000]

Travel brochure: Come to Japan, see the sights, don't get robbed.

[@opappi]

you need to watch out for yakuza bars or whatever they are. There are some scammy restaurants and bars, but generally waaay less dangerous than most other countries I believe.

[@rachelcookie321]

New Zealand is also very safe. But I do think I might of been pickpocketed when I went on a school trip to Wellington from Christchurch. I always kept my wallet in my back pocket and that’s when I learnt I probably shouldn’t do that anymore, I know put it in my bag.

[@Loriani93]

You must be a man🥴 (not being negative btw, just the harassed part stuck out to me as a woman lol)

[@kevinj2261]

In my last visit to Kyoto of Japan, a waiter of a retaurant chased us for a block to return my daughter's metro card even before she noticed it had lost. I guess in other countries the waiter would just throw this low value item into trash bin. What a civilizied society -- Love from China.

[@missplainjane3905]

How many times have you visited ?

[@misaa4957]

日本、不景気続いてるけど、でもこうして取り上げられるような点は変わらないでほしいなぁ… 恥のない生き方をしていきたい

[@redmisery]

When I visited Japan years ago, I wanted to give everyone a hug because of things like this; I wanted to thank them for giving us an exemplary moral values. But then again, physical contact between strangers is not socially acceptable there, so I refrained and bowed deeper than everyone else. 😅 -red.

[@hayek218]

@Fruity Ricky Where did that happen?

[@hayek218]

@Fruity Ricky ????????? Are you taking some kind of drug yourself?

[@redmisery]

@Fruity Ricky firstly, I'm sorry if that ever happened to you or your loved ones. Sadly, these behaviour are occurring all over the world in different shape or form, but the root of it tends to be this cycle of pain that started when they were young. Hurt people hurt other people. I was born in the US but grew up in Indonesia, and I was molested and violated by both older men and women. I grew up thinking that was normal until I came back to America as an older kid and thought, what happened to me should not be normal. My ex girlfriends both in Indonesia and US were raped and abused when they were little. It's excruciatingly heartbreaking. Do I feel the need to demonize the entire Indonesian population as culturally evil? Did my ex think America is so broken that she wanted to run away from it all? That notion surely came to mind, but it's always best to choose a better path entirely. The road to recovery is an arduous one. A constant daily struggle. How can we stop this? Martin Luther King Jr. famous quote reads "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Kindness is never a weakness. Of course it's easy to theorize on paper but it's immensely, extremely difficult to walk down the path of love and forgiveness. Dear Fruity Ricky, I hope you find the light in your life. I myself is a believer, and I hope you don't mind if I send you love and prayer. Don't hesitate to message me personally if you need someone to talk to. May God abundantly bless you and your loved ones. 🙏🏽 -red.

[@redmisery]

@Fruity Ricky Noted, and thank you for the reply. I'm glad to hear your thoughts. Also to clarify my initial comment, I am complimenting Japan's "exemplary moral values" that were highlighted in this video in particular, and the way they implement the system so efficiently. Of course, as you are well aware, there are prevalent issues in the Japanese culture, and every nation have their own stigma to deal with. Such as this video suggest, they give us a specific example on how to operate a lost and found procedure so fluidly. I admire that, among a plethora of other things that the Japanese people do so well. Love and light to you as well! 🙌 -red.

[@hayek218]

@Fruity Ricky ?????? What a crap. Are you Korean?

[@barnesperez]

"Japan's moral education has played an important role in shaping our attitude to lost properties." Indeed, instilling what is right to people especially on the young is very important. I have seen their honesty first hand when I lost my action camera inside a museum.

[@amlanjyoti2]

This country is so amazing, I wish I could visit it someday

[@TheOnlyLadyBella]

If we are all willing to drop our cultural boundaries and are willing to venture out our comfort zones, we can learn so much from each other. Great job Japan 👍

[@Scho-penhauer]

Can learn racists from Japan?

[@takatoshilee2855]

how is this related at all

[@speedomike747]

It's not lol Never heard of the tradition of ego-feeding rambling? Here's a short tutorial: 1. Falsely assume everyone has a certain characteristic (like not being open to other cultures/being racist) 2. 'Wake em up' so you can feel good about yourself 3. Feel really good about yourself, tell others you fixed/fought racism. 4. See your actions had no effect & realise your distorted view of reality 5. Reject this insight & go back to step 1.

[@takatoshilee2855]

@@speedomike747 damn I see thanks for telling me

[@luminousfractal420]

One day. Teach your kids to love above all else. ✌️

[@newerakingdom7691]

Many trips to Japan and had experience one circumstance myself where I lost my thing, and yes the support from everyone there was beyond amazing! Everyone did their best to help me out! I am still amazed till these days. Thank you.

[@superp2222]

I travelled to Japan with a few friends of mine over the summer. My airpods fell out of my pocket as we ran to catch the bullet train. I realized 15 minutes after and another 15 minutes later we were back in the station. Not only had they been able to pick up such a tiny item in the middle of Tokyo Station, one of the busiest train stations in the world, and turn it into official authorities. It was there ready for me to pick up with the signing of some paperwork. My respect to the Japanese, their lost and found is centuries ahead of the craziness in America

[@kanjanathevik5234]

I wish to be born in Japan! My instinct always loves Japanese! Look at them,how generous;polite;empathetic people! Hats off to you my dear Japan ❤️ from 🇮🇳

[@angelafernandachristenseng9884]

When I’ve been to Japan I was amazed by how well received and polite I was treated. I could only communicate in English (mostly in Tokyo) or signs and nobody was disgruntled. On contrary they tried harder to understand. Different environment but same kindness I experienced in India. I was never mistreated or afraid. Mind you I was robbed inside Gallery Lafayette in Paris and not even got and apologizes. When I’m in US or UK people often call me out for misuse of words in English. So rude! If I dare to say “Can I come in” there’s laughing and repugnant faces all around. No wonder people disdain Americans and British people in general. See is not about richness or development. It’s about education and culture of exploitation.

[@AtlasTwerked]

I'm Indian. foreigners, especially those of paler complexion, witness a different India than the locals. i assure you, India is dangerous and nothing like japan! but we are striving very hard to progress, i look forward to the day where we treat one another the way we treat foreigners. I've also been robbed in Paris, seems like a right of passage 😉

[@Fluffy-Floki]

Well said. Yep, majority of English speaking countryman are quite ignorant and condescending. The word "Tolerate' and 'undesrtanding' aren't in their vocabulary. They expect others to speak English in their country and expect to be understood in English even when they are in someone else's country. Complete ignorant.

[@blessedslave]

What's wrong with can I come in? Though?

[@SirZeck]

This!

[@suvarchaasingh3720]

@@blessedslave it should be “may I come in”. You Ofcourse CAN come in cz you have legs. That’s how teachers explained to us in school when we were lil. English isn’t my first language either.

[@Teumessus]

Can I just say how incredible the Japanese are for lost and found? I visited Tokyo in 2018 and - SOMEHOW, SOMEHOW, I left a laptop bag on one of their public trains. A hotel worker got in contact with the local train manager office and they found it - brought it to the nearest station to the hotel - and had it out and waiting for me to collect. Honestly, absolutely and utterly blown away with how great they were for my own silly mistake. In the UK, that bag would have been gone - and never seen ever again!

[@blueconversechucks]

God bless Japan! This is simply amazing! This is why we have KZbin. I even teach kids at my school that we can't prove who owns lost money in most cases. But that doesn't stop them from returning millions every year. Great country!

[@laurentHK]

amazing country & people. the most efficient & safest country I ever lived in.

[@bradgreen5174]

This is truly amazing and makes me respect Japan even more.

[@ricatorres171]

Japan is a role model country. Honest people, advance technology and clean environment 💗💗💗

[@tonyharty3666]

Growing up in America all I heard about was the War. Iv’e been to Japan a couple of times. Japan is what a Civilized Society looks like. I admire the People of Japan. Vietnam Vet US Navy

[@立花マロ]

買ったばかりの最新機種のスマホを通勤中に落として、最寄り駅で無い事に気付いた。 急いで、きた道を引き返したけど無くて、ダメ元で近所の交番に行ったら届けられていた。お礼をしたくて、連絡先を聞こうとしたら、その方も通勤中で急いでるからと名も告げずに去っていったと。 そんな急いでる中、困ってる人が居るだろうとわざわざ届けてくれた事が本当に嬉しくて、感謝した。 自分もお金や物を拾った事あるけど、その度に交番に届けてる。

[@A_Better_Mindset]

As an Australian, this is why my wife and I have been to Japan 8 times in the last 12 years and we will still love going there. The society, the food, the respect…

[@josephc8675]

Yeah

[@josephc8675]

@@山あ-l7m come back right

[@pcl1559]

same! Every time I got time for a vacation, I ended up in Japan! I actually begin the planning to find a new place to go, but always decide to go to Japan in the end 🤣 13 times in 8 years! Sometimes it is just a weekend trip to Japan if I'm staying in Asia at the time, sometimes I stay for 2 months, because I had to endure long flights from the US, but all were fun times. My last trip there was in Jan 2020.

[@rachelcookie321]

I wish I could travel abroad that often. Considering japan’s border being closed for the past two years, that means you’ve gone once every 1.25 years. In the past 9 years I’ve only traveled abroad 3 times from New Zealand.

[@rachelcookie321]

@@pcl1559 wow, you sound rich if you can travel so much.

[@ふわとろオムライス-c2e]

日本人として、これからの素晴らしい習慣が続いていけば良いと心から願います。 ですが、悪い人は必ず存在します。 幸福な旅行が達成できるように旅行者は気を緩めないでいてほしいと心から願います。

[@Proudpetlifeppl]

なんか自分がすごいわけでもないんだけどホクホクする。

[@aztv4892]

日本人に悪い人なんてたくさんいるだろ。あの誤送金されたお金を返さずに逃げてる２４歳とか。都合の悪いところから目をそらすな。

[@cypher7707]

@@aztv4892 「悪い人は必ず存在します」って書いとるがな。何が見えてんねん。

[@Techno-jo5vd]

悪い人は多いけど、旅行客に攻撃するような悪い人は少ないというかほぼ居ないよね

[@aztv4892]

@@cypher7707 元のコメントの趣旨って悪い人もいるけど、日本人の素晴らしい習慣や国民性があるから落し物がなくなりにくいっていうことでしょ。それが傲慢なんだよ。お前こそ何も考えずにコメントするなアホ。こういう日本人凄い的な動画やコメントは嫌い。

[@aha8829]

落とした人の事を想像するから、盗もうとは思わないし、届けないとって普通に思う。当たり前だと思ってたけど、世界では珍しいんだね。

[@fredflintstone5356]

I think the rest of the world needs to be more like Japan. Doing something kind for someone or even just a kind deed is very rewarding to yourself and also it will make people on the receiving end very happy. Being good and kind to people is contagious, sadly being the opposite is also contagious, so let’s all get along and be kind to one another.

[@LeeM-hz5ns]

I remember leaving my wallet in a bar in Tokyo and remembering when I got back to my accommodation. Living in the UK, I was so sure it was gone forever and sprinted back to the bar, only to see multiple people guiding me back to find my wallet! It was such a breath of fresh air being treated with such honesty.

[@nynkotan]

たった5円のお釣りを受け取り忘れた客のために、走って店を出てった店員さんがいらっしゃった 日本の文化をとても誇りに思う。

[@nxva8726]

Been to Japan a few times. It's another world. Their life long focus on discipline, the quiet metro lines, no pushing or shoving even during rush hour, they all wait for the exiting passengers before they step in, the way the cashier hands you the cash on a tray, the painstaking detailed formalities of their tea ceremonies, Kaizeki meals, their attention to the smallest details on even the most mundane things.....and the most highly advanced toilet seats in the world. What a place. A lot to learn from them. They're something else.

[@Bilal_is_joking]

I want to visit Japan now 😭

[@jman140692]

No pushing or shoving during rush hour??? What city were you in because if you are talking about Tokyo than I am sorry but I gotta call BS that one. I get pushed and cut in front of by people almost everyday in Tokyo when it's crowded

[@pamplantsmn5879]

@@jman140692 and don’t they hire people to stuff people in the trains or is that misrepresented

[@jman140692]

@@pamplantsmn5879 I don't think they hire people specifically just for that but yes in extreme cases it can happen

[@anaalves3658]

I have a good friend that lived in Japan for about 8 years, his sister went to visit and she complained about people pushing and shoving on the subway and of men feeling up women and even masturbating on the subway 😬😬.

[@helgageraldine513]

I once forgot my bag inside one of the toilet stalls in Kyoto Station. When I returned to get it as soon as I realized that I wasn't carrying my bag, just a few minutes later, it wasn't there anymore. I went to the station security to report and I was surprised to see that my bag was already handed to them. I got it after I showed them my wallet and passport inside. I was just relieved and happy that it happened in Japan and not elsewhere.

[@Head-of-lodrome]

日本人いい人すぎて遺失物センターパンッパンなの草

[@pmtwj]

いい人＜＜＜うっかりさん

[@ignorasmus]

Beautiful! Reminds me of the time I left my new and expensive phone on a German train. Someone deposited it to the railways lost & found department, they called the most frequently called number from my phone and I got it back within 24 hours!

[@SabrinaLovesPuffins]

I remember when I was rushing to board a train in Tokyo, I dropped my gloves without realising. Almost immediately, a tall Japanese man chased me down to return it. I was so shocked because I’ve never seen someone so desperate to help a stranger! And this is why I will always remember Japan fondly. ❤️

[@LisaN]

This image of this man rushing desperately to give you back your gloves is so cute ♥️

[@keisimmons]

I’ve lost my wallet 3 times, phone once and my backpack with a MacBook inside twice and got it back everytime, god bless Japan

[@infiniteIdeaHub]

u have an issue, dude..

[@m_acz]

you need to get better at keeping track of your items lmao

[@keisimmons]

@@m_acz yeah lool

[@m_acz]

@@keisimmons Very cool you got it back every time tho! in Finland this would never happen haha

[@User-cb4jm]

Buy an AirTag mate. Or use Find My for the phone and MacBook.

[@lekha21920]

I highly respect Japanese people for their humbleness and honesty

[@1974dodgecharger]

Japan is so awesome. I hope they never change

[@donboston7728]

I lived in Japan for 8 years. It was a wonderful experience. I once left my wallet on a seating bench on the platform of a local commuter train station. I realized it missing, when I was on the train traveling after about 4 stops had passed. I got off at the next station crossed over and went back to the station of my mistake. To my amazement, it was still on the bench that I was sitting. This was a busy station and many hundreds of people must have seen it. Yet, no one took it. Amazingly honest society.

[@Marc-io8qm]

Great place. Are you from Beantown too? I wonder how it would be to live there now that the West is being ripped apart by Globalists - morally, historically and culturally. You just cannot respect your national history or preserve your people anymore. That stands in the way of their agenda. I hope Japan never succumbs to it.

[@Tz3952ii]

But be careful at airport and foreign tourist intense area like Shibuya and Asakusa. No longer Japanese only communities there.

[@KaotikBOOO]

Not honesty, it's a camera heavy area, no one wants to be seen taking it that's the real reason

[@Tz3952ii]

@@KaotikBOOO Outside Japan most likely your wallet will be gone in a few seconds if at a busy train station. And in Japan if there're not many people, most likely you'll get it back. Hope it's not opposite in your country.

[@KaotikBOOO]

@@Tz3952ii was not talking to you When I saw your first racist comment, it was just obvious that it would be pointless, you'd be defending the "Japanese superior race" anyway

[@banirahman4926]

I lived in Japan for 3 years. I lost my purse 2 times. Both times they looked for the owner and found me. It’s amazing!

[@ramprashad29]

God bless them all. Their fruits, vegetables, fish, meats, are top quality. Their streets are clean, people are smart. They are definitely doing things right.

[@michaelivey4904]

In 12 years in Japan, I have lost my iPad once, my cell phone once, and my gym bag once. I recovered all of them by going to the lost-and-found at the train stations or by visiting the nearest Koban (police station). I have also found a couple of lost cell phones and wallets in my time, which I have dutifully turned in to the nearest Koban, and hopefully the original owners were able to get them back. It's a high-trust society where we look after each other.

[@birkinbelkin8378]

My mom left behind on the public bus a newly purchased pair of traditional Japanese slippers, bought as a souvenir (we were there as tourists from the Philippines). We only realized the loss at the end of the day when we got to the hotel. Not being able to speak Nihonggo, we asked a friend if she could call the bus station to check if someone had turned it in. She assured us that we would get the item back and, sure enough, she was able to claim it for us. The Japanese are truly honest and honorable people. The societal eye is such a powerful tool for shaping behavior. Wish we Filipinos could be like them.

[@asdfghjjhgf]

That is true I lost my phone twice and my wallet once in Japan, but they were all delivered to Koban stations and I was able to find them.

[@vlowolvtake1797]

Wow! That's quite frequent. How long was your visit?

[@asdfghjjhgf]

@@vlowolvtake1797 I actually have lived in Japan since 2013 So it's not that frequent. And I have ADHD, so I may lose my possessions more often than other people.

[@vlowolvtake1797]

@@asdfghjjhgf Good to know😂

[@ray.gene.bowner]

Did your wallet have everything, including money and credit cards?

[@tehtarik9102]

went to japan in 2014. Lost my iphone. The very next day they contact me through the notification. They even charged my phone battery 😂. Japan is something else.

[@michhioo]

I once forgot my phone on a train in tokyo and a guy went out of his way to chase me down after I walked out in my stop, he had to wait for the next train. So grateful for people in Japan who don’t think of taking advantage of foreigners.

[@Krzysiek_w_Tokio]

I've must say, I do feel very safe here in Japan. I live in Tokyo and now and then I forget my change and shop staff is always running, trying to find me and give me my change back. Thank you Japan 🇯🇵🥰🇵🇱

[@ulu4432]

落し物が見つかった時って本当にほっとするし自分が物を無くしたら悲しいから、目の前で物を落とした方が居たら拾って声をかけるし物が落ちてたらすぐ届ける。届ける方はきっとみんなそうだと思います😊

[@user-kodokujanaigenta]

思うから何？

[@ulu4432]

@@user-kodokujanaigenta そういうコメントは控えた方がいいですよ

[@a-un7952]

日本人でさえ「同調圧力」とか「罰則が怖い」からと見なす人がいて、外国人もそう説明されて納得する事例があるようですが、私はそうは思いません。 やはり落とした人の気持ちを考えて届けるというのが大きいと思います。戻ってきた安堵と、届けてくれた人への感謝で、とても幸せな気持ちになるだろうと考えます。

[@beckiejbrown]

This is beyond incredible.

[@AS-xc2bc]

@@tmna-yr1vx わかる。財布とか拾った時最初はラッキーって思うけど、いつの間にか届けてる。いつ誰に見られてるかもわかんないし何より罪悪感がすごい。

[@DreiEUS]

I lost my wallet with my money and cards in Tokyo last Nov 2019.. At first I thought I was pickpocketed cause my bag was open, hated my vacation because of this.. Then I realized I might have lost it in an Ichiran Shinjuku and backtracked my way.. Asked the staff about my missing wallet and they asked for description including ID’s.. After a few mins, behold my wallet was there.. They said someone picked it up from my seat and gave it to the staff.. Really thankful for the staff and the person who returned my wallet.. Hoping we can go back to it after this pandemic.

[@ケアレスミス-s3c]

サイフやスマホを無くした時、全身の血がサーっと音を立てて引いていくのが分かるあの感覚。二度と体験したくない。 拾って施設に届けてくれた方には本当に感謝。

[@mf.5]

わかるｗ　以前買い物帰りに車のルーフに財布のっけて帰宅途中で落とした件があって ダメ元で帰宅経路の交番辿ったら見つかったことがあった。届けてくれた人は神だと思った

[@RmanceDawn]

I forgot my backpack on the overhead storage on my way to Kyoto from Nara. I was freaking out badly cause my id, wallet and passport were in it. After speaking to the station master, who spoke little English but was so unbelievably patient and understanding to me, he was able to connect to the station master two stops away and hold the bag for me. I'll always be grateful for that. Even with the language barrier, everyone was so understanding, patient and helpful.

[@nikkosr888]

I dropped my wallet when i was in Kyoto with more than ¥20,000($200) inside. Someone picked my wallet and gave it to the local tourist information. I didn’t lose a single cent when I received my wallet. Japan is just awesome!

[@yukokeller]

Thank you BBC for featuring this as a program. Such fortunate events have happened to me a lot in the past. I am delighted when someone finds something they've misplaced, and I am more delighted when someone brings me back something I've misplaced. That's it. I am pleased to live in a country where this sort of conduct is commonplace.

[@mattsoca1]

Since early childhood, I was fortunate to have a well-off grandfather who loved to travel, but also sincerely believed that one can only truly learn about this world and its inhabitants by venturing everywhere. As a result, until my university years, we would take off whenever I was free from my studies. It was a running joke, but Pan Am was almost like a second home. I was able to see all seven continents (though travel by boat to Antartica meant that I was constantly seasick) and more than 85 countries during my lifetime. But one country always stood out for my grandfather and me, and as a result, we were very frequent visitors to Japan. So much so, that for my foreign language requirement in secondary school and university, I studied Japanese. Except during this pandemic, I usually traveled to Japan at least once a year. There is so much in a country about the size of my home state of California - natural beauty, superb food, extraordinary cleanliness, great skiing, etc. However, it is the gracious, immensely honest, and polite nature of her people that I find the most appealing. More than 20 years ago, I finally realized something that I took for granted on every trip to Japan. That there was no where else in the world that I felt so safe, even though the location of my home in South Orange County is recognized by the FBI as being one of the safest neighborhoods in the US. Because of my familiarity with Japan (including the language), many of my friends have asked if they could accompany me on my trips there. On one trip about 15 years ago, my friends and I decided to spend the last full day shopping. Returning to the hotel via the subway system, we were all laden with purchases. I helped out one of my friends with her heavy package by trading my small backpack for her extremely large and heavy bag. Unfortunately, when we finally exited the subway car at our stop, she inadvertently left my backpack in the upper storage rack. In the backpack was my US passport, Nikon camera, a newly purchased watch, and the passport case containing about 120,000 in yen and more than $1500 US. My friend realized what she had just done as the subway train was leaving the station and was near panicked, especially since our flight back to Los Angeles was the next day. We quickly headed over to the exit gate and I explained the situation to an attendant. He contacted the station where the subway train that we were on was about to stop. But just in case my backpack was turned in at the previous station, the attendant also called there, and as it turned out, my backpack was turned in when another passenger apparently realized what had happened. My friends and I quickly headed off to the next station down the line and retrieved my backpack. Everything was still there in my backpack. I asked the attendant at that station if he had the contact information for the passenger who turned in my backpack because I wanted to give that person a reward. He responded that it was not necessary as it was only appropriate that my property was returned back to me. My friends were very curious about my conversation in Japanese with the station attendant. When I told them what was said, they were stunned. This incident crystallized much of what I had already known about the culture. There may be a possibility that I could have had my backpacked returned intact had the same incident occurred in another country. But from my experience travelling the world, I have found that it is only in Japan where retrieving lost items is highly successful. For me, it is a testament to the qualities of a culture I have found so endearing in my lifetime, and am always glad to experience, time after time.

[@charlescoussey8664]

Such a wholesome comment.

[@AMA200707]

@@charlescoussey8664 *book. It is a whole book disguised in a comment. Yup the book is wholesome indeed.

[@k3rryrose]

I enjoyed reading this. Have you visited Scotland?

[@mattsoca1]

@@charlescoussey8664 Thank-you.

[@mattsoca1]

@@k3rryrose Thanks. I have visited about three times. The first was during summer break to visit old family friends when I was about 14, and to take in the Highland Games. It was also my initial (and to this day, "only") introduction to haggis. My Scottish friends insisted I try the dish before telling me about it.......sorry, but for this American, it was just too exotic for my tastes (especially after the ingredients and method of cooking was finally divulged to me). But I definitely enjoyed the Cranachan.

[@thehootenberry210]

Im living in japan for the past 4 years.recently i lost my phone at a clothing store. I went back and told them.they have kept it aside with a paper which included some information like lost date and time.after confirming its mine i got it. Exactly three weeks ago when i learnt that i dont have my wallet with me.it had all my registration card health insurance, my credit cards and 200,000yen which is my husbands bonus money that he asked me to deposit in the bank.I broke down and went to rhe supa( super market) and told the service desk. Oh my god even after a day they got it.they have counted cash and i had to sign a paper after that they askes me to provide my passport to verify thats me i got my wallet. Im so grateful for japan and its citizen for being so honest. People are as beautiful as the country

[@IFArakash]

One of many reasons why I love Japan, seems to be the only society nowadays that respects each other! I hope I can visit Japan one day! 🙂

[@kaoru780]

I went to Universal Studios Japan last time and lost my phone , was really feeling down after i went back to the place that i lost it , it wasnt there , felt down the whole day then suddenly I saw there is a place for lost and found and i ask for my phone , provide a description of my phone and where i lost it , the girl went back and brought my phone out for me , was such a relief. If this happened in any other country i know i would have lost my phone already.

[@partypao]

I had an experience of leaving a digital camera on a bamboo pole in a public park in Tokyo. I only realized it when I was already riding a train. I went back to the park and about 40 mins had passed since I left it. I was utterly surprise it was still there untouched, even with people passing by.

[@oddzzyy5649]

😂😂😂

[@thespankmyfrank]

Wow! I lost my camera because I forgot it in a changing room for about 5 minutes, came back and it was stolen with no one in sight (and I was really upset since it was at the end of our trip and I had just lost hundreds of photos). This was not in Japan, obviously.

[@partypao]

@@thespankmyfrank What country was it?

[@SirZeck]

@@thespankmyfrank sea?

[@FriedItalian]

If I order from Ebay and I see the seller is in Japan I can rest easy knowing that the product listing is honest and genuine. Japan has its problems like everywhere but the people are incredibly honest!

[@cinderellacomplex7]

I used to live in Tokyo and it's common to show a table is occupied when going to the bathroom, for example, by just leaving your phone on the table. Or even your wallet. Did this a bunch of times and none of my stuff was ever stolen.

[@theshuriken]

yess this is also impressive! i did it many times and never lose anything

[@GrandMasterLynx]

Would be great if you could do that in America but sadly you can’t

[@Bilal_is_joking]

Don't ever do that in india, it will be gone in a second 😭😅

[@cinderellacomplex7]

@@Bilal_is_joking I live in the Philippines so I know what you mean.

[@Bilal_is_joking]

@@cinderellacomplex7 Still Phillipines can't be as bad as India...trust me it's worst here

[@LindaTCornwall]

I've always said if I had to leave my beautiful Cornwall and had to live elsewhere it would always be Japan. The whole culture is so much more respectful.. I mean no other culture bows when greeting others I don't think? Respect is a way of life... When I lived in London back in the late 80 and through the 90's, I worked and had many Japanese friends... they are some of the most generous and kind people I've ever met. Actually Sikh's are the same, they too are some of the most unselfish and kind people I've ever met. I've witnessed first hand them creating food kitchens to help feed the community, no matter what faith all welcome.. Very kind people!

[@sarisari4521]

Pretty sure every east asia country bows when greeting others, like china and south korea. So it's not only japan

[@Navalick]

@@sarisari4521 No we don't do that strictly in most of occasion like Japanese does. We have that culture but nowadays, it is not really practiced a lot. Bowing shows respect to the others but it is not "must to do".

[@orifjanov_muzaffar]

I’ve been living in Tokyo for 2 years now. In 2020, I lost my wallet which had all my important documents and a little money. The police found it in less than 48 hours and not even my 1 yen coin was touched.

[@airratic]

We were tourists in Japan. We went to Disneyland SEA and my friend left her phone in the restroom (she placed it on top of the toilet), and only realizes it after we were done eating at a food grub near the restroom. We panicked and searched the restroom. You can imagine how many people have been in and out of that restroom! There's a language barrier communicating with the cleaner, but sign language worked :))) after almost 15mins of bickering with panic together with the cleaner, the security radioed that the phone was returned to the food grub. My friend got her phone back. Japan hit different with its honesty at that time. Japan is truly different from the rest of the world, and I say it with the utmost respect.

[@vivekaaraga]

I am literally blown away by this! I am interested in knowing more about how these morals are instilled in children.

[@user-nt6fy2jr3u]

Simple -- the parents, teachers and other grownups teach societal rules to the kids from a very young age, and a lot of peer pressure prevents people from not following these rules. IIRC, it was a sort of felony to not report found goods 2-300 years ago, and my guess is what was originally the law turned into a part of the culture. A person who reports a found item is entitled to receive 20%-ish worth of cash as reward from the person who lost the item, but in most cases the person who found it will decline or just report it anonymously.

[@elchapo8296]

Japanese children's discipline starts from home and molded in school from young age（kindergarten）. I am a kindergarten english teacher here and so trully amazed of how the japanese teachers instill responsibility and respect to their students. Hats off!

[@vivekaaraga]

@@elchapo8296 Appreciate it! Thanks!

[@kiku6331]

I lived in Osaka before and one day at dawn I accidentally dropped my phone in a taxi, I actually thought I lost my phone and had no idea I left it in the taxi, only to found out the very next day the taxi driver went to dropped off my phone at my school (I put my student ID card on my phone case pocket, train card, etc), I remember I was shocked and thankful at that time because I got my phone back. So thank you to the very kind taxi driver 🙏

[@paragonmusic4523]

Punctuality, hard work and discipline that's what makes Japan people different from the rest. No wonder why they are so successful.

[@isamuominae]

@Jarasłaŭ Paškievič Stop with your nonsense. Japan is Japan and period.

[@alexisbeaulieu1021]

I lived in Japan for 6 months during an exchange in University. My partner on 3 separate occasions lost his hydroflask water bottle. Once in an airport in Tokyo, once in a train station in Osaka, and once shopping in a market in Nara. Every single time the water bottle was returned to him, even hours after we left the location and realized it was missing. The level of respect for other people’s possessions was undeniable. I miss you Japan

[@yzhang9080]

Your friend needs to bow and say sorry for all the trouble he caused these people for a water bottle lol.

[@kati8688]

It’s about time for your friend to strap his water bottle to the neck.

[@inefekt]

sounds like somebody's partner has a short term memory problem lol

[@boboboe5722]

イタリアから来られていたご家族が滞在先の別の都市のホテル居室に忘れてしまっていて、対応して無事に届けられた事がありました。 他にもバス停に落ちていた財布を届けたことがありました。 微力ながら、お役に立ててよかったと思っています。

[@kylevuong]

I came to Japan twice and lost my passport twice… I was a bit worried but I knew I could get them back and Japan never disappoints me :)

[@pb7199]

i once visited japan with my friends, one of them had dropped their wallet in a busy train station. she was so worried because it had her bank card and passport in it. after looking carefully through our bags to check if it was there we went to the lost and found to see if they had it- and they did! but they were very strict and wouldn't hand it to her without proof that it belonged to her. only after we convinced them to check the passport inside did they give the wallet back to my friend. we were so impressed by how efficient and responsible the lost and found system and commuters in the station were to have handed in the wallet only a few short minutes after we realised it was lost!

[@tillcas1645]

日本人ですが、落とし物が手元に戻って来たというコメントが多くてビックリしています。落とし物が全て手元に戻ってきたらラッキーだと思った方がいいです。 日本にも善人ばかりではなく、平気で盗む人もいます。実際に私は、財布を電車に忘れましたが、中身が抜かれていたり、携帯電話が戻ってこなかったこともあります。 戻ってこないこともあるので落し物には注意しましょう(--;)

[@carriehazel77]

I was in Tokyo with my son on his Make a Wish trip in the summer of 2019, and I accidentally walked off the train with my purse left on the seat and by the time I realized what happened, the train has left. We were told to call the lost and found the next morning, but I had no hope. In The states my purse would have been stolen almost instantly. When my kiddo and I made it back to our hotel, I remembered that my cell phone has a tracker on it, so we logged on and saw that my purse was still on the train, traveling the circular route that makes up the central Tokyo line. It circled for HOURS until the signal finally went off. The next morning we called lost and found and they had it! No one touched a cent in my wallet, our passports, credit cards and cash were all untouched. I was so struck by the civic responsibility that the entire population seems to adhere to. Loved Tokyo for many reasons, but this was such an amazing thing to experience.

[@leejimmy2209]

Ten years ago, my dad dropped his purse in Otaru, Hokkaido. We went to the police, and as we were talking, we got a call that the purse was found. Japanese people really deserve respect.

[@maize09blue]

I remember a story of a tourist losing their wallet in Tokyo. Couple of weeks afterwards, the wallet (with all its original content including all cash and now cancelled credit cards) was mailed to her home. I did not believe the story at the time, but after learning more about Japan, I began to believe it was true. I've had friends who travelled there prior to the Covid situation and all of them absolutely loved it. They even vouched about the possibility of the story being accurate after their experience in Japan. This video, confirms to me that the story was legitimate. Truly impressed with Japanese culture and its proud people. Such high standards of integrity in a large population base can only work there. Everywhere else would be a different story or even worse. Never change Japan. Only place where I don't mind if the culture remains homogenous to the Japanese people without influence or mixing from other nations.

[@boarbot7829]

I remember when my mum lost her full wallet in one of the busiest metro stations in Tokyo. She got it back the same day. Incredible.

[@paulobreva]

Years ago, I was on a bench in Nara Park, resting after climbing Wakakusayama. It was almost night time and headed to Nara Station on my way home because I stayed in Osaka. I remember just a few meters away from Nara Station, I heard a Japanese girl shouting behind me. I looked back and saw she was running towards me - she was on high heels. I stopped walking and she stopped running, while heavily panting she just handed me my phone. I had almost gone inside Nara Station and home to Osaka from Nara Park without me realising i left my phone on the bench I was resting in. Needless to say I said a lot of "Arigato" to that girl. And it made me think: had I been in another country - my phone would have been as good as gone, sold for parts or resold in some back alley shop somewhere.

[@suveeraamin5100]

I've always since as a little girl been fascinated with Japan and the Japanese people with their beautiful culture and this wonderful video fully affirms my admiration.

[@pradeepakrish]

This video literally came up closer to make me cry! Such a wonderful nation! Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🇱🇰