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I left $6000 of camera equipment and cash on a backpack on the Metro in Tokyo, and it was reteured to lost and found at the next stop, who promptly called me (internationally) to let me know they had it. Not a single thing missing.

That's not even a high end or expensive train... Japan's rail system is for sure #1.

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Here in Brussels there are 3 train stations in which every train passing through has to stop. Thieves will purposely hop on and off these trains just to steal bags especially ones likely to carry tourists or people going to & fro the airport.

Japan is just lovely.

In one of Tokyo's high end districts you'll see 5 grand bicycles parked with locks that more resemble a shoe string than an actual lock.

Can't imagine the horror that must be the rest of the world through a Japanese person's eyes.

This is solely due to the high trust homogenous society.

We will never have that in America in any shared public space ever.

Was more referring to the process and professionalism of the rail employees and procedures that I was notified right away vs the fact nothing was stolen - but I noted it since they opened up the bag to find my ID inside and reach out.

And yet that's basically the same experience as in Zürich, Switzerland - a city where almost half of the inhabitants are immigrants.

It’s 30%, and 8/10 of those come from Europe. Not exactly Brooklyn, and crime is rapidly rising there regardless

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