What To Do If Your Passport Is Lost Or Stolen In Japan

Above, the stage of Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Losing your passport while traveling to Japan (or anywhere else) is a major headache. I remember one member of the 2004 G-TOUR lost his. But he was lucky, as it was found and sent to him before we left Japan.

Others in that situation may not be so lucky.

Travelers Today has posted an article with five tips on making that as painless as humanly possible.

They begin with:

Heard of those horror stories about travelers losing passports while traveling abroad? It happens more times than you can imagine and it can happen to you too. If it happened to you, follow these top 5 things to do if your passport Is stolen or missing while traveling in Japan.

To read more, go here.