I agree with you that it's easy to return things in Japan. I also think there is a slight flip-side, at least in the city. There are so many people crammed to

I agree with you that it's easy to return things in Japan. I also think there is a slight flip-side, at least in the city. There are so many people crammed together that there is a sense of always being watched, doubly so if you are a minority. I remember picking up a 100yen coin (about 1USD) in a train station. Normally I would just put it in my pocket and think "lucky me" but I was keenly aware of the station worker watching me from the ticket office. I walked over to the worker and handed him the coin saying it was lost property. I do sometimes wonder what happened to that 100yen.