Lost wallets or hard cash reported to the Okinawa Prefectural Police last year had a higher chance of being returned than in the preceding four years, earning praise from foreign tourists who got their money back.
The police said that ¥203.7 million in lost cash was reported in Okinawa in 2018. Of this amount, ¥138.28 million, or 67.9 percent, made its way back to owners — the best return rate since 2014.
The five-year average for successfully returning lost money was about 66 percent, with a low of 64.8 percent in 2017. Money returned to owners the year after it was handed in to police was not included in the statistics.