Podcast 16: What to do when you lose your wallet in Japan
Learn Japanese Pod
Alex Brooke
4.8 • 917 Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2018
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
In this podcast Ami and I talk about what to do if you lose your wallet or other personal items when in Japan. The good news is that Japanese people are generally very law abiding and honest. Therefore, if someone finds your lost item, there is a good chance they will hand it in to the police and you will get it back.
If you do lose something, the best idea is to ring the place you think you left it and ask if it has been found. If you lose something on the train it’s best to go to the station master’s office and ask there. If you drop something in the street then you should go to a Koban or police box.
This lesson focuses on how to call the last place you were at to ask the staff if they found you things.
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| 0:31.0 | Ojai K Kohnichya, Kohnhah K Welcome to Oh hiokaiokka maz konichi what komba mwa |
| 0:34.0 | welcome to learn Japanese pod with me Alex and me ami |
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