Japan enjoys a reputation as a country where people can expect belongings left on trains and elsewhere to be returned to them.Less well known is that the nation's police have been struggling to handle the surge in lost items handed in by railway operators, shops and members of the public, with the numbers growing more than twofold in the past decade.Behind the trend, police said, is the more widespread use of smartphones, increasing the likelihood of their being lost. Meanwhile, there has been an increase in number of foreign tourists who leave behind items they no longer need at hotels and…READ FULL ARTICLE
