The Mystery Cupboard

This is because of some international conference or other going on in Hokkaido. Which is approximately 500 miles away on a different island. There was also a sign informing us that police officers will be riding on buses for the same period.

Despite this sign, everyone was still putting things in the bin and the station staff were still emptying it. It’s also worth noting that there are hardly any bins anywhere in Japan, apart from in train stations and outside convenience stores. And, the obligatory “all terrorist acts carried out in Japan have been performed by Japanese people”. Although I don’t think that’s really applicable in this case.