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WHY JAPANESE PASSPORT CONTROL TAKES YOUR FINGERPRINTS?

New immigration procedures will start on November 20, 2007. Under new procedures, when foreign nationals apply for entry Japan, fingerprints and a facial photograph will be taken. If foreign nationals refuse to provide fingerprints and a facial...

from YouTube on Wed, Nov 21 2007

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19 Nov 07 visit JAPANESE IMMIGRATION REQIRES FINGERPRINTINGS  »  YouTube videoNew immigration procedures will start on November 20, 2007. Under new procedures, when foreign nationals apply for entry Japan, fingerprints and a facial photograph will be taken. If foreign nationals refuse to provide fingerprints and a facial...
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28 Nov 08 visit National › 846 refused entry into Japan under revised immigration rule  »  Japan Today A total of 846 foreign nationals have been refused entry to Japan since the country began fingerprinting and photographing foreign nationals at airports and seaports…
25 Mar 08 visit Fingerprints of U.S. sailor sought in slaying probe  »  Japan Times YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) Japanese police have asked the U.S. Navy to provide fingerprints of one of its sailors in connection with their investigation into last week's fatal stabbing of a cabby in his taxi in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, sources said...
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