iPhone collected from Tokyo police on 19 October and shipped to the US on 20 October 2026
Updated
- Request received (Japan time)
- Held by
- Tokyo Metropolitan Police Lost and Found Center
- Item
- iPhone with a dark TORRAS case
- Collected
- EMS shipment accepted
- Destination
- United States
- Packed weight
- 476.5 g
- Result as of 21 October
- Collected, packed and shipped
The situation
The owner was already back in the United States. The iPhone had been located at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Lost and Found Center, but the owner could not collect it in person. The job was to complete the proxy paperwork, make the physical pickup and arrange international shipping.
What we did
- 17 October 2026 β Reviewed the police notice, the phone case and lock-screen details supplied by the owner. Prepared a letter of authorization for collection by a representative.
- 17β18 October β Checked the owner's identification and signed form. Corrected the authorization so the name matched the identification, then received the replacement signed form.
- 19 October β Collected the iPhone and its case from the lost-and-found center. Sent front-and-back collection photos to the owner.
- 20 October β Added protective wrapping, packed the phone for posting and handed the parcel to Japan Post EMS. The postal receipt records a packed weight of 476.5 g.
- 20 October β Sent the owner the shipping update and tracking details privately.
Result
Collection was completed on 19 October 2026. Japan Post accepted the EMS parcel for the United States on 20 October. The latest confirmed stage is shipped, with the owner given the tracking details.
