Lost backpack on Yamanote line

Hello there,

I am very sorry to hear about this. Japan is indeed a very save country and return rates are high.

Calling the JR East Info Line is the best advice which I can give you. We also have the lost and found number for you but they officially only speak Japanese.

You may already have thought about this but try calling your own phone from time to time. Somebody may have plugged it in.

Unfortunately I can't offer direct help here but wish you good luck with your search!

All the best!
Daniel

Hi Daniel,
Thank you very much for your reply.

I am still trying to call JR info line and today was advised to call police office again but I couldn't even connect to the operator because there is an answering machine in Japanese only:( Do you know if there is a police office with english speaking service or anyone who can help me to call them?
Thanks again!

And one more thing. Are there any forums or website popular among Japanese where I can post and ad about this and ask to return for a reward?

You could ask the [Japan Helpline for assistance]. It's a Japanese/English assistance line and they can help you with many things. Perhaps you could ask them to contact the police for you.

I am not really sure about forums to post at. 2Chan comes to mind but I am not sure if that is the place to post anything.
There's also Craigslist Tokyo but not sure either about that one.

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