Japan Adopts New Immigration Controls

The N.Y. Times reports that Japan, which Japan has tried hard in recent years to shake its image as an insular society, is about to impose strict immigration controls that many fear could deter visitors and discourage businesses from locating here. Today, Japan will put in place a tough system for monitoring foreign visitors. Modeled on the controversial U.S.-Visit program, it will require foreign citizens to be fingerprinted, photographed and questioned every time they enter Japan. The screening will extend even to Japan’s 2.1 million foreign residents.

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