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The original was posted on /r/japanlife by /u/walrusAssault on 2023-08-10 05:50:40.

TL;DR ex has been storing a bunch of stuff at my house for almost a year and is being wishy washy about when he’ll come pick it up. Am I legally okay to just donate it all?

About a year ago I broke up with my ex. The timing was kind of shitty - he had just left his job and was going to move in with me for a little bit before finding a new one and moving on. He quit his job and right before he was set to move in I had a eureka moment and knew we had to end our relationship. It had been in trouble for quite some time and I wanted to end it ASAP instead of dragging it out and having us live together in that situation. I live in a pretty big house with way more space than I need, and I didn’t want to be cruel and make the situation any worse for him, so I told him he could store his things in a spare room of mine until he could get back on his feet. He went to go live with his sister in a nearby prefecture (he is also a foreigner so he doesn’t really have the option of taking his stuff to his parents house). As far as I know he has been able to get a job, I’m not sure about his housing situation. But he has not been back for his things despite me sending occasional messages about it. I messaged him last June and he said he was “very busy” but that he would get in touch about getting his things at some point. A message I sent two weeks ago didn’t get any reply until last night when I told him I would be donating his things soon if he didn’t come by - he just told me he would “contact me later”. So while I’m waiting for that, just to get ahead on things - if it comes down to it, could I get in any sort of trouble for giving his things away to a recycle shop? Thanks!