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Re:Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property by laurieg on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @10:17PM (#22061389)
It doesn't happen that often but it does happen. Foreign residents are required to carry a resident card at all times and the police are allowed to check for it. This can come with a search.

Japanese nationals don't need to carry any form of ID by law, so you can see that how the police choose who to stop might be somewhat problematic.

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Re:Why Japan is so successful at returning lost property by innocentoldguy on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:17AM (#22061870)
I lived in Japan for over 3 years and I was never stopped. It can happen, technically, but I don't think it happens all that often.
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