Immigration fingerprinting, photographing device on display

Immigration fingerprinting, photographing device on display

NARITA, Japan - The Immigration Bureau put a new fingerprinting and photographing device (photo) on public display at Narita International Airport on Nov. 13, a week before a new law requiring the fingerprinting and photographing of foreigners entering Japan comes into force. The law is aimed at preventing terrorism but officials say fingerprints and other biometric data will be stored in a database to be checked against foreigners who have been deported from Japan and those wanted by the Japanese police. The law excludes ethnic Koreans and other permanent residents with special status, foreigners aged under 16, visitors to Japan using diplomatic or official passports and state guests. (Kyodo)

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