# Japan Railways Launch AI Lost-Item Search

> Japan's Hankyu and Hanshin railways introduce AI chat to find lost items across both networks.
- Title: Japan Railways Launch AI Lost-Item Search · BigGo Finance
- Summary: Japan's Hankyu and Hanshin railways introduce AI chat to find lost items across both networks. Japan's Hankyu and Hanshin railways will use AI to search for…
- Keywords: hankyu corporation, hanshin electric railway, otoshimono cloud find, ai-powered search, multilingual chat, railway networks, lost items, finance, markets, Japan, Railways, Launch
- Source: BigGo Finance — https://finance.biggo.com/news/785c416d-343c-4b7f-908a-2a0d0075df71
- Author: BigGo Finance
- Published: 2026-10-22T11:35:09+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: hankyu corporation, hanshin electric railway, otoshimono cloud find, ai-powered search, multilingual chat, railway networks, lost items, finance, markets
## Hankyu and Hanshin Railways Launch AI Service
Hankyu Corporation and Hanshin Electric Railway will introduce an ai-powered lost-item search system with multilingual chat.

> Hankyu Corporation and Hanshin Electric Railway announced they will introduce "otoshimono cloud find", an ai-based system for handling lost-item inquiries.
## How the AI Search Works
Users enter lost item details, location, and date/time into a chat interface for ai cross-checking against found items.

> Users enter characteristics of the lost item, the place where it may have been lost, and the date and time in the chat.
## Service Start Dates
Hanshin begins the service on November 10, 2026, and Hankyu on November 19, 2026, covering both rail networks.

> Hanshin Electric Railway plans to start the service on november 10, and Hankyu Corporation on november 19.
## Annual Lost Items Handled
The two railways handle about 360,000 lost items yearly, aiming to improve return rates with the ai system.

> The two companies handle about 360,000 lost items a year.
## Key takeaway

Japan's Hankyu and Hanshin railways will use AI to search for lost items with multilingual chat, starting November 10 and 19.