> If someone finds an item on the street it will be dropped off at the nearest Kōban box Unless it's an umbrella. For some magical reason, umbrellas are excemp

> If someone finds an item on the street it will be dropped off at the nearest Kōban box Unless it's an umbrella. For some magical reason, umbrellas are excempt from this rule and can be taken from wherever by anyone. I lost a cheap umbrella like this during a trip, and read about it and apparently it's the one item it's definitely not safe to leave unattended in Japan. Go figure!