‘Only possible in Japan’: Indian woman loses her iPhone 16 Pro for the fifth time; finds it intact hours later | Today’s news

Losing an Apple iPhone usually causes instant panic, but for one Indian expat living in Japan, misplacing her iPhone 16 Pro was simply a familiar nighttime adventure.

Content creator Pragati recently shared an Instagram video documenting her midnight quest to retrieve her lost Apple device in Japan – a feat she has successfully accomplished for the fifth time.

Midnight digital footprint

Pragati shared that she realized her phone was missing hours after she accidentally left it behind. She explained that she often forgets her phone in public places because she is not constantly checking and using it.

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An Indian woman repeatedly lost her iPhone 16 Pro in Japan.

Pragati used Apple’s ‘Find My’ feature on a secondary device to locate her lost iPhone.

Pragati credits the safe recovery of her phone to Japan’s renowned civil safety and low crime rate.

Pragati lost her iPhone 16 Pro five times in Japan and successfully recovered it each time.

Pragati got her phone from police station, vegetable market and store fitting rooms.

When she turned to Apple’s “Find My” feature on the secondary device, she discovered that her iPhone was approximately 600 meters away. Around midnight she set out to track him down, hoping the phone was exactly where it had been dropped.

Record of recovery

This nocturnal search was part of a recurring routine for Pragati. She shared that the ‘Find My’ app has helped her recover her phone on several occasions, while her connected Apple Watch has also served as a reliable tracking tool in the past.

Her history of misplacing the device includes successful pickups from a police station, a green market and twice from store fitting rooms.

“Only possible in Japan”

As she approached the location, the app’s tracking distance dropped to 100 meters.

Relying on her past positive experiences, she remained optimistic—and her luck lasted. When she finally got to the exact spot marked by the tracking app, her iPhone 16 Pro was still sitting there, completely undisturbed despite being left unattended in public for hours.

“I lost my iPhone 16 Pro AGAIN in Japan. And yes… it was the fifth time, but somehow I found it AGAIN! Honestly, I feel like something like this is only possible in Japan,” she captioned her video, crediting the safe recovery to the country’s renowned civil security.

Netizens react

The video resonated with viewers and sparked a larger conversation about public safety and cultural norms. Many praised the country’s amazingly low crime rate, with one user commenting: “It’s normal in Japan. Theft is the biggest crime in Japan because of the social boycott.”

Another viewer expressed admiration for such a safe environment, writing: “It feels so good…to live in such a society where you don’t have any worries like security and theft.”

Others compared different parts of the world in the comments. One user pointed out, “Dubai is also very safe,” while another jokingly contrasted the situation with India, commenting, “Bade imandar log h wha ..apne yha to phone k sath chor bhi gayab ho jata” (People are very honest there…the thief would disappear with the phone here).

Meanwhile, some netizens simply found humor in the nighttime escapade itself. One user joked about the midnight trek to get the device, quipping: “It’s your trick to get your husband to walk for food.”