Staying & Emergencies Card 10 of 12
I Lost Something
Wallet, phone, or passport missing — and you need to find the nearest police box to report it.
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すみません、財布をなくしてしまいました。近くの交番を教えてください。ありがとうございます。
In English
Excuse me, I have lost my wallet. Could you tell me where the nearest police box is? Thank you very much.
Romaji
Sumimasen, saifu o nakushite shimaimashita. Chikaku no kouban o oshiete kudasai. Arigatou gozaimasu.
Good to know
Swap 財布 (wallet) for スマホ (phone) or パスポート (passport). Lost something on a train? The station office handles that, not the police. Japan returns lost goods astonishingly often.
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