When you find lost property

The police

You
When the property
is found on thestreet,

When the property
is found at aparticular place,

Report it to any police station orpolice box.
(If you fail to report the found property to thepolice station or police box within 7 days, youwill forfeit your rights as finder.)Report the found property to themanager.

"FoundProperty
Report"(If you fail to report the found property to themanager within 24 hours, you will forfeit yourrights as finder.)Rights of the finder

The manager report thefound property to the police.

(1) Right to claim a reward.
When the owner is found, you are entitled to receive a reward between 5% and 20% of
the value of the found property.
(when the property is found at a particular place, the reward is between 2.5% and 10% of
the value).

When the police does not notify
you of returning the property tothe owner within 3 months, youare entitled the ownership .

(2)Right to acquire ownership of the found property if the owner is notfound within 3 months.
If the owner is not found within 3 months, you may acquire ownership of the property.
Notify the police and pick up the property within the period indicated on "The Receipt ofFound Property"(within 2 months).
（You may be required to bear costs regarding storage that have been covered by thepolice.）
If you request shipping the found property, please prepare in advance "The Found
Property Shipping Request Form" indicating the shipping address and preferred shipping
method and "The Receipt of Found Property".
*You may not acquire ownership of prohibited items and articles containing personal
information such as credit cards, IDs, and cell phones.

(3)Right to claim the cost required to report and retain the found property.
You may charge the owner who recovers the lost property for the cost required inreporting the found and the storage cost.
-You may exercise rights (1) to (3) above generally or selectively, or you may waive themall.
- If you exercise rights (1) and/or (3), your name and contact information will be notified
to the owner.
- The police are not involved in matters concerning rewards and costs, so please consult
directly with the owner.
- After 1 month has passed since the return of the property to the owner, you will not beable to exercise your right to claim a reward or the cost.

You mayacquire theownership of
the property.

The police
return theproperty tothe owner.

When the owner is
not found,

When the owner isfound,

You will be notified by thepolice when the property isreturned to the owner.

If you are living abroad ,please provide a valid Emailaddress and phone number
after you leave Japan.
You will be given a copy of the"The Receipt of Found
Property" which is filed at thepolice. It indicates the period
during which you are entitled tothe ownership in case theproperty cannot be returned tothe owner.
Please keep this receipt as it
will be required to receive thefound property after you
acquire its ownership.

The found property will be
retained at the police station for
3 months from the day theproperty is reported to the police.
During this period, the police will
post notices as well as makeinquiries to the relevant entities
and business operators so thatthe owner of the lost property
will know his/her property has
been recovered.
* Items such as umbrellas orclothing may either be sold ordisposed of if the owner is notfound within 2 weeks from theday of posting notices.

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When you find lost property that someone has lost When you find lost property, promptly return it to the person who lost it or report it
to any police station or police box. 2. When the property is found at a particular place such as a train station, a department
store, an amusement park, a hotel, a hospital, a building, or in a vehicle such as atrain, a bus, or a taxi, promptly report the found property to the train station
staff,employees or shop assistants.
 When you fail to report the found property to the manager within 24 hours, you will
forfeit your rights as finder.
3. You will be given a copy of the Receipt of Found Property which is filed at thepolice. It indicates the date, time, and place the property was found, the description of
the property, and the period during which you are entitled to the ownership in case theproperty cannot be returned to the owner.
Please keep this receipt as it will be required to receive the found property after you
acquire its ownership.
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Process after the found property is reported
1. The found property will be retained at the police station for 3 months from the day
the property is reported to the police. During this period, the police will post notices
as well as make inquiries to the relevant entities and business operators so that theowner of the lost property will know his/her property has been recovered.
However, items such as umbrellas, clothing, handkerchiefs, scarves, neckties, belts,
textile or leather accessories, footwear, bicycles, and animals, may either be sold ordisposed of if the owner is not found within 2 weeks from the day of posting notices.
2. When the owner is found, the police will contact him/her and return the property.
The finder will be notified when the property is returned to the owner.
3. When the owner waives the ownership of the property, you will be entitled to it.
4. When the owner is not found, you may receive the property during 2 month period
after the statutory 3 month retention period.
5. If the property is not collected by either the owner or the finder, ownership will betransferred to the prefecture, which will sell or dispose of the property.
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Rights of the finder
1. By reporting the found property, you are entitled to the following rights.

However, if you fail to report the found property to the police or police box within 7days, or in the case of finding the lost property at a facility with a manager within 24hours, you will not be entitled to such rights.
ձ Right to claim a reward (between 5% and 20% of the value/price of the property).
When the owner is found, you are entitled to receive a reward between 5% and 20%of the value of the found property. However, when the property is found at aparticular place such as a station or a department store, the reward will be divided
between the finder and the manager (between 2.5% and 10% of the value).
ղ Right to acquire ownership of the found property if the owner is not found within
3 months.
If the owner is not found within 3 months, you may acquire ownership of theproperty.
If the police does not notify you of returning the items to the owner, you are
entitled ownership, so notify the police and pick up the property within the period
indicated on the Receipt of Found Property.
 The period for pick-up is 2 months. After this period, ownership will be transferredto the prefecture.
You may not acquire ownership of prohibited items and articles containing
 personal information such as credit cards, IDs, and cell phones.
ճ Right to claim the cost required to report and retain the found property.
 You may charge the owner who recovers the lost property for the cost required inreporting the found property (transportation cost, etc.) and the storage cost (such as
medical fees and the cost of feed for animals). If you acquire ownership of the foundproperty, you may be required to bear the retention cost that has been covered by thepolice.
2. If you are unable to pick up the property at the police station, the police can ship it
to you at your own expense.
 If you request shipping the found property, please prepare in advance the Found
Property Shipping Request Form indicating the shipping address and preferredshipping method and the Receipt of Found Property. Please submit the documentswith the required shipping cost to the police. Only JAPANESE YEN (¥) is acceptable.
3. You may exercise rights ձ to ճ above generally or selectively, or you maywaive them all.
4. If you exercise rights ձ and/or ճ , your name and contact information will benotified to the owner.
5. The police are not involved in matters concerning rewards and costs, so pleaseconsult directly with the owner.
6. After 1 month has passed since the return of the property to the owner, you will not
be able to exercise your right to claim a reward or costs.
7. If you are living abroad and are claiming the ownership of the found property,
please provide a valid Email address and phone number so that the police can contact
you after you leave Japan. If you request to have the property shipped after you
return to your country, you will be required to bear the total shipping cost.
Please prepare in advance the Found Property Shipping Request Form indicating
the shipping address and preferred shipping method and the Receipt of Found
Property. Please submit the documents with the required shipping cost to the police.
Only JAPANESE YEN (¥) is acceptable.