TOKYO (TR) – The quantity of misplaced money returned to Tokyo Metropolitan Police final 12 months reached a file 4.59 billion yen, reviews Fuji News Network (Mar. 2).
According to police, of that 4.59 billion yen, roughly 3.2 billion yen was returned to its homeowners. Last 12 months, the determine was 4.49 billion yen.
Meanwhile, the entire variety of misplaced objects returned was roughly 4.54 million, the very best determine since statistics started in 1940.
Factors contributing to this determine embrace a rise in vacationers from abroad and an increase within the variety of folks carrying small digital gadgets, akin to wi-fi earphones.
As nicely, the variety of individuals submitting misplaced property reviews was roughly 1.1 million, additionally a file excessive.
The Tokyo Airport Police Station obtained probably the most misplaced objects (128,892), adopted by the Tachikawa Police Station (122,597) and Shinjuku Police Station (100,839). For money, probably the most was handed over to Shibuya Police Station (148 million yen).
By merchandise, the commonest misplaced objects have been bank cards, money playing cards and driver’s licenses, accounting for about 820,000 objects.
Following these have been securities certificates (roughly 470,000 objects), clothes and footwear (460,000), electrical home equipment (400,000) and wallets (340,000).