Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys, flying squirrels

Any takers?: Thousands of umbrellas – all tagged and organised based on where and when they were lost – being kept at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Centre in Iidabashi, Tokyo. — AFP

Tokyo, Nov 23, 2024 (AFP) -Natsuko FUKUE 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.