New immigration policies: Japan to fingerprint and photograph visitors (merged)
May 30, 2006, 12:24 am
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Originally Posted by bidhere23
The first two times I lived in Japan they required fingerprints to be taken and then they did away with the law after public backlash--mostly from long-time Chinese and Korean residents in Japan who aren't allowed to become Japanese nationals. I wouldn't be surprised if after a while they decide to back of this new legislation.
Jun 1, 2006, 10:48 am
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One more data point in this on-going discussion. You have to skip down past the roach article. 
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0060530kj.html
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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0060530kj.html
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Jun 1, 2006, 5:50 pm
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Originally Posted by abmj-jr
One more data point in this on-going discussion. You have to skip down past the roach article.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0060530kj.html
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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-b...0060530kj.html
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Jun 1, 2006, 6:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Q Shoe Guy
Thanks.....fitting that the letter came after one about roaches.
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Sep 27, 2007, 6:01 am
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is Japan really going to start scanning fingerprint/photo of foreign visitors in Nov?
is Japan really going to start scanning fingerprint/photo of foreign visitors in Nov?(in less than 2 months)
if so, will US, French, and Swedish visitors be exempted?
if so, will US, French, and Swedish visitors be exempted?
Sep 27, 2007, 6:39 am
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Yes they will be fingerprinting everything that moves, and no one (even most resident foreigners) will be exempt!
Sep 27, 2007, 6:50 am
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Sep 27, 2007, 7:14 am
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Sep 27, 2007, 8:26 am
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(1) Persons under 16 years old
(2) Some special status foreign residents
(3) People with diplomatic status in Japan or on official govt. business.
http://nettv.gov-online.go.jp/prg/prg1203.html
I wish that (3) didn't get an exemption. Our embassies might have more of an incentive to protest on our behalf if they actually had to go through the same bollix.
Sep 27, 2007, 3:50 pm
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No they aren't all non nationals into the US are fingerprinted, even Visa-Wavier countries (originally it wasn't but they changed it a while back). I don't think US Permanent Residences are fingerprinted or photographed, but their fingerprint etc information is already on the actual "green card".
For Japan, I have no opinion on short term visitors being photographed or fingerprinted, but having long term residences (minus the special categories of Koreans) going through the process each time they return is out there.
For Japan, I have no opinion on short term visitors being photographed or fingerprinted, but having long term residences (minus the special categories of Koreans) going through the process each time they return is out there.