Upper house panel OKs bill to fingerprint, photograph foreigners

Upper house panel OKs bill to fingerprint, photograph foreigners

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Councillors Judicial Affairs Committee approve a bill that revises the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law to fingerprint and photograph all foreign visitors aged 16 or older on May 16. The panel voted down a proposal by the opposition Democratic Party of Japan that called for freezing the fingerprinting provision for the time being. (Kyodo)

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