The Dhaka Times Desk It is normal to lose memory with age. But naturally, the Japanese are forgetful, that is, their memory is very strong. So they leave something behind wherever they go. That's why the 'Lost and Found Center' was opened there!
It is heard that many people often lose their favorite or essential things because of their erratic nature. Loved things are regretted for life. But if something necessary is lost, there is a lot of trouble. For example, if the key of the personal drawer or the essential mobile phone is lost, then there is a problem.
However, in our country, the case of recovering such lost items may be rare. Because if such a loss happens in our country, there is no chance of getting it back. But it has become a tradition in Japan. The Japanese consider it a duty to find the owner of a lost item and return it to him. That is, they have integrity.
A Japanese girl named Maithili Jadeja told about her experience and said that in February this year, she went for a walk in the mountains. He took pictures on his mobile phone to capture the beautiful moments of the trip.
An accident happened while taking that picture. The phone fell from the hand and went into the crevice of the mountain. After failing to rescue it, he finally returned home. Then he turned to the police. Also make a report about lost phone with specific location.
A couple of months after this incident he received a letter. The letter was sent by a passerby. He picked up the young woman's phone. Then he was contacted by phone. He got the lost mobile phone. The screen was cracked but the phone was still working. This is one of the most common occurrences in Japan. Lost things like phones, wallets, keys, credit cards are often found.
There is an ethical issue involved in returning what has been picked up. But in this case, the role of Japan's state propaganda is also important. There are individual stores, catalogs, and even pick-up and return to the right owner!
According to a published information, Japan also has lost and found centers to return such lost items. In 2016, ¥367 million ($32 million) was returned to its owner from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Lost and Found Center. Not only money, they returned 38 lakh 30 thousand lost things to the owner!
It is known that there are at least 6,000 police boxes in Japanese cities and suburbs to deposit these collected items. Initially, if something is lost or stolen, it is reported in these police boxes. But there is also an economic factor involved in returning things. The rule of paying 5 to 20 percent of the actual value of the item to the person who returned it is in place.
If the owner of an item cannot be found, it is ultimately returned to the person who brought it. There are also separate stores for these lost items in Japan. If no one bought these things, many such products would have been left unused or thrown away every year.
According to media reports, children in Japan are taught these things socially. In addition to police boxes, stores where lost items are searched are known as 'cobans'. Japanese parents and teachers introduce their children to Koban from an early age.
It should be noted that the number of murders in Japan is very low compared to other countries in the world. And the amount of their other crimes is also decreasing significantly day by day. Because of that, the Japanese authorities can safely focus on the management of lost items.
Data source: www.japantimes.co.jp
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