Never Lost, Found Daily in Japan!

[anomouse]

Isn't it a nice system?
Lost items are often returned to their owners in Japan.

I just lost my cell phone a few days ago, duh, it's gone!
I called my phone, but the number was suspended already.
Someone took it.

Lost items are rarely returned to their owners in any other country outside of Japan.

So, how does the system work in Jpn?

The item with the highest return rate -- 75 percent -- is the cellphone, which has flooded the center in the last three years. Owners typically call their own phones, or the center traces the owners through their subscription and sends a notification postcard.

Never Lost, but Found Daily: Japanese Honesty (Published 2004)

 

[Otenba]

Oh what a pity I only learn about this now. I've lost lots of these:
Various Dancehall Phantoms by Dancehall-Phantoms on DeviantArt

One in Club Camelot/Shibuya on December 19th, one in that club in Shinkiba at a party hosted by Ageha in December 24 2007 and 2 in Club Asia/Shibuya at January 3rd 2008. Do you think it'd be worth sending an email to those lost and found things?