Haven’t heard of any since then…

it is very interesting.
a korean guy caught at fukuoka seaport by illegal passport.

he said ” I knew that Japan would demand fingerprint to enter. therefore,I was going to enter a country before that”

http://kyushu.yomiuri.co.jp/news/ne_07112304.htm

That’s quite disturbing in a way. While true, it just points out how a populace can get used to various indignities given (a) little choice, and (b) time. Anger is a hard emotion to sustain for the long-term, after all. And once we get used to this, what’s the next step?

I see the trumpeting of the five they caught the first day for trying to get back in, but what I want to know is (a) how many did they catch previously, and (b) how much money is worth it to catch a handful of previously-deported people?

Thanks for the response. But I must admit that, for myself, the association between fingerprinting and the processing of criminal suspects is not very strong. In many jurisdictions, fingerprints are also obtained from non-criminals, such as law enforcement officers. And for some reason, the association is weakened in my mind when the fingerprints are being obtained without the use of ink. In addition, I would think that retina scans would be more invasive in that they can in some cases reveal certain medical problems in the subject.

Ultimately, if fingerprints and photographs can be collected from non-citizens by immigration officials in a consistently efficient and courteous manner, I am sure that such concerns will abate over time.

I wonder if Japan will create a “no fly” list, akin to the one in the U.S.

Second is the fact that this information is required to be submitted anew every time, whereas previously it was a once-off (even for such intrusive things as getting a marriage visa).

Assuming that the administrative kinks in this new system get worked out eventually, why indeed should fingerprinting/photographing be regarded as substantively so much worse (in terms of privacy rights in particular) than all the other immigration requirements already in place and currently applied?

You’re all a bunch of idiots.

Let me ask you this:

Would you let some total stranger just waltz into your own house, your own home?
You would do that? You would let some complete stranger just walk right into your house and let him/her do as he/she pleases? You would do that? You would let someone you didn’t know just come into your house whether you’re there or not and let that person do whatever he/she wanted? You would do that? With no permission, with no prior approval, with no check ups, you would let someone just barge right into your private home, your family’s abode, and let that person do whatever he/she wanted?

Really?

Shoot – I wouldn’t ever want to visit your place, man, I wouldn’t feel safe nor comfortable knowing that your doors and windows are wide open to the whole world to just come in whenever and do whatever. How would I ever feel comfortable or safe at all in that situation?

Use your heads, dummies.

I imagine that if you were to swab one of those fingerprint scanners and put it in a petri dish you’d find all sorts of nasty stuff growing in it after a couple of days. Of course, there’s no mention of this in the news.

“The new system should also prove effective in countering the crime gangs who leave the country following raids, come back in again once things have calmed down and then flee once more.”
Only if they’ve been caught and identified. Otherwise what’ll happen? “Sorry sir, your prints match those found at an apartment block where there was a burglary.”?

And won’t the new biometric passports make it seriously hard to fake passports any more?

Still, it’s nice to see some mild criticism….

Oh, and notice to all foreigners who wish to enter illegally – use a fake Japanese passport and sail right through. Or make sure your prints aren’t on file in Japan. Since most people arrive for the first time, that shouldn’t be hard.