Comments on: Now I’m On The Record US-VISIT Style http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:02:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Steve http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40486 Steve Sun, 17 Feb 2008 04:03:30 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40486 Well, the fingerprinting system could be good if someone is visiting Japan, loses their passport and all other means of identification somewhere, then dies of cedar pollen allergies or some other similarly terrible demise. If no one can tell the authorities who the person was, a quick check of the fingerprint database will let them know which country to send the remains back to. Yay, Japan. Doesn't quite justify the fingerprinting of permanent residents on reentry, though. Oh well... Well, the fingerprinting system could be good if someone is visiting Japan, loses their passport and all other means of identification somewhere, then dies of cedar pollen allergies or some other similarly terrible demise. If no one can tell the authorities who the person was, a quick check of the fingerprint database will let them know which country to send the remains back to.

Yay, Japan.

Doesn’t quite justify the fingerprinting of permanent residents on reentry, though. Oh well…

]]> By: J. http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40474 J. Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:51:02 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40474 I read that Europe is also going to install this fingerprinting system for foreign visitors. I read that Europe is also going to install this fingerprinting system for foreign visitors.

]]> By: nyuudo http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40442 nyuudo Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:01:42 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40442 Unfortunately things are going worse as a 21st Century's Witch-Hunt above hidden political concern on big issues not related with security at all. Unpredictable consequences are settled by false facts of predictable and safe technological methods. Human invention will always find a way to avoid or infringe the measures, but this hazardous system would probably benefit only the privileged one and demonized the common people. Fear policies are making profits everywhere and Japanese government want that profits too. If there's not big economical issue for any country related with these measures, I don't have a clue how tourism business would deal with the increasing development of a Police State... Unfortunately things are going worse as a 21st Century’s Witch-Hunt above hidden political concern on big issues not related with security at all. Unpredictable consequences are settled by false facts of predictable and safe technological methods.

Human invention will always find a way to avoid or infringe the measures, but this hazardous system would probably benefit only the privileged one and demonized the common people. Fear policies are making profits everywhere and Japanese government want that profits too.

If there’s not big economical issue for any country related with these measures, I don’t have a clue how tourism business would deal with the increasing development of a Police State…

]]> By: Kitty http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40438 Kitty Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:54:13 +0000 http://www.japannewbie.com/2008/02/13/now-im-on-the-record-us-visit-style/#comment-40438 Wasabi-killers SHOULD be fingerprinted. But seriously, have you seen "The Terminal?" Get it. In the scenario you mentioned you could end up living in an airport. Stuff like this happens. Wasabi-killers SHOULD be fingerprinted. But seriously, have you seen “The Terminal?” Get it. In the scenario you mentioned you could end up living in an airport. Stuff like this happens.

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