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Lost Passport Process

Lost Passport Process (パスポートの紛失 - Pasupōto funshitsu)

📖 Meaning & Etiquette

The emergency process required when you lose your passport in Japan. You must visit a police station to obtain a 'Lost Property Certificate' before applying for a temporary travel document at your embassy.

💡 Cultural Background

One of the most stressful tourist scenarios. Because Japan strictly enforces immigration laws, travelling without a passport must be resolved immediately by coordinating police reports with embassy paperwork.

💬 Useful Conversation Phrases

1. Go to a Koban/police station, file a 'Lost Property Report', and get the 'Receipt Number' (Juri-bangō). 2. Contact your country's Embassy in Tokyo to apply for an emergency passport or 'Travel Document'.

パスポートを紛失したときは、まず交番で「遺失届」を提出して受理番号をもらわなければなりません。 / 大使館に行く前に、警察署での手続きが必須となります。

🔊 If you lose your passport, you must first file a 'Lost Property Report' at a Koban to receive a receipt number. / Before going to your embassy, processing at a police station is mandatory.

❓ Bilingual Survival Quiz

If you lose your passport in Japan, what must you do at a police box BEFORE applying at your embassy?

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