Comments on: 88% of phones “lost” by the researchers were handed into the police by Tokyo residents, compared to 6% of the ones “lost” in New York https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:46:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Albion https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-3033993 Albion Thu, 30 Jan 2020 14:06:31 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46092#comment-3033993 I’m not surprised by the lack of return of brollies in Japan for two reasons. First I am amazed anyone puts their name in them (in white paint?), but I suppose a few do and second, it rains a lot in those islands. A brolly is immediately useful (and maybe, can be left for someone else’s use–a sort of ‘pay it forward’)

]]> By: Longarch https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-3033336 Longarch Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:56:45 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46092#comment-3033336 Apologies for going totally off-topic, but I would like to hear whether our host blogger has any thoughts on the following:

https://acoup.blog/2020/01/17/collections-the-fremen-mirage-part-i-war-at-the-dawn-of-civilization/

]]> By: Paul from Canada https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-3033265 Paul from Canada Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:49:43 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46092#comment-3033265 “…Oddly, there is an exception:

Lost umbrellas, on the other hand, are rarely retrieved by their owners….”

Not sure what is so odd about this. Your wallet contains your ID, or a credit card or something with your name on it. Your phone likewise, will have a tie to your identity, at the very least, the phone number will be tied to a name or company. An umbrella on the other hand, is just an umbrella. So unless it is monogrammed or something, there is no practical way to track down the owner of a random lost umbrella..

]]> By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-3033245 Graham Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:14:28 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46092#comment-3033245 Well, my completely stereotypical image of Japan is of a highly homogeneous society with a common culture, long-developed codes of behaviour, and high emphases on discipline and integrity. To a fault, perhaps, but even so. Plus that they have a number of quirky and weird fetishes.

That would seem to encompass high rates of return for everything but the umbrellas. They probably need surplus umbrellas for some sort of cosplay.

]]> By: Lu An Li https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-3033163 Lu An Li Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:31:26 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46092#comment-3033163 Japanese people are just more polite and law abiding. Go read of the Texas Southern university marching band incident from way back now if you want to understand how the Japanese believe in law and order.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-12-16-mn-1947-story.html

]]> By: TRX https://www.isegoria.net/2020/01/88-of-phones-lost-by-the-researchers-were-handed-into-the-police-by-tokyo-residents-compared-to-6-of-the-ones-lost-in-new-york/comment-page-1/#comment-3033138 TRX Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:52:33 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=46092#comment-3033138 More than half a million ID cards in *one* year? Tokyo has 9 million people, so that’s one in 18 losing their cards.

That seems rather unlikely.

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