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Lost your umbrella, keys, or perhaps a flying squirrel? In Tokyo, the police are almost certainly taking meticulous care of it. In Japan, lost items are rarely disconnected from their owners for long, even in a mega city like Tokyo — population 14 million. “Foreign visitors are often surprised to get their things back,” said […]
Flying squirrels, iguanas But dogs, cats and even flying squirrels and iguanas have been dropped off at police stations, where officers look after them “with great sensitivity” — consulting books, online articles and vets for advice. More than four million items were handed in to Tokyo Metropolitan Police last year, with about 70 percent of […]
A major train operator in western Japan will equip crew with blade-resistant umbrellas to help them quickly evacuate passengers in the event of a knife attack, JR West said. The initiative comes after a number of knife attacks on trains in Japan, including an incident on one of JR West’s airport line services in July […]