Originally Posted by
bocastephen
With all these technical glitches, it is starting to sound like the APEC line inbound and outbound is the same speed, or possibly faster?
I've been delaying going through with this because I've found immigration to be very fast going in through APEC, and even faster going out (if you have APEC and know to use the crew counter adjacent to the office), but the hold-up for me is always customs which I understand can't be avoided with the kiosks.
Although Japan really is a relatively safe country without really any theft problems, I still want to apply for the JTTP because it gives me a form of ID I can carry in my persons for travel and identification within Japan without needing to carry my passport on my persons which if you lose is a big hassle and inconvenience with not just the passport, but all the visas I would need to replace. Not to mention a passport is quite big and thick relative to a plastic card.
So even if there appears to many technical problems, I believe the hassle of applying is well worth the benefits.