How do you say "theft of a bag you set down" in Japanese?

Name: People Here Hold a Cafe Table With Just a Phone. So Why Does the Station Warn You About This?
Uploaded: 2026-09-01T22:13:46Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: Learn to say 置き引き (okibiki) — theft of a bag you set down. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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People Here Hold a Cafe Table With Just a Phone. So Why Does the Station Warn You About This?

To say theft of a bag you set down in Japanese, say 置き引き (okibiki).

Japan is so safe people reserve a cafe table with their phone. So why do stations keep putting up signs about 置き引き?

置き引き okibiki theft of a bag you set down

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In this video

置き引きにご注意ください。 okibiki ni go-chūi kudasai. Please watch out for bag theft.
荷物から目を離さないでください。 nimotsu kara me o hanasanaide kudasai. Please don't take your eyes off your luggage.

Kanji in this phrase

置き引き: おきびき
荷物から: にもつから

Why this phrase

Japan really is that safe, and 置き引き is the one theft the signs still warn visitors about. It isn't pickpocketing. It's a bag walking off in the two seconds after you put it down: airport check-in, a ramen counter, a suitcase parked by the hotel sofa. Learn the word, and the announcement that goes with it.