Got the email this morning 
“Beginning November 20, the Japanese Ministry of Justice will require fingerprints and a photograph from all foreign nationals entering Japan as a part of their immigration procedures. Failure to comply will result in denied entry into Japan.”
What is the world coming to?
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LIKE OMG. Not!
A lot of countries do just that. Read:Pakistan.
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Yeah but Japan??? Its almost as if Norway starts finger printing visitors, LIKE OMG!
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Re: Japan starts finger printing
This is called "bhed chaal." America kar raha hay to ham kyon nahee karr rahay, thats what Japanese doing it. Soon it will be like Movies, ur personal data, finger prints, digital photo & urine sample reports are all over the world even in those countries where u may never even go all ur life.
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One should leave ones mark wherever one goes 
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I never had my fingerprints taken when I went to Pakistan. They only take your picture with those funny looking webcams.
But when I went to Saudi Arabia recently, I had prints of all 10 fingers taken.