TOKYO (TR) – The amount of lost cash returned to Tokyo Metropolitan Police last year reached a record 4.59 billion yen, reports Fuji News Network (Mar. 2).
According to police, of that 4.59 billion yen, approximately 3.2 billion yen was returned to its owners. The year before, the figure was 4.49 billion yen.
Meanwhile, the total number of lost items returned was approximately 4.54 million, the highest figure since statistics began in 1940.
Factors contributing to this figure include an increase in tourists from overseas and a rise in the number of people carrying small electronic devices, such as wireless earphones.
As well, the number of persons filing lost property reports was approximately 1.1 million, also a record high.
The Tokyo Airport Police Station received the most lost items (128,892), followed by the Tachikawa Police Station (122,597) and Shinjuku Police Station (100,839). For cash, the most was handed over to Shibuya Police Station (148 million yen).
By type, the most common lost items were credit cards, cash cards and driver’s licenses, accounting for approximately 820,000 items.
Following these were pre-paid commuter passes (approximately 470,000 items), clothing and footwear (460,000), electrical appliances (400,000) and wallets (340,000).
