Japan on
Monday introduced an automatic facial recognition system for foreigners
entering the country as part of anti-terrorism measures in the run-up to the
Tokyo
Olympics in 2020, the government said.
An immigration
bureau official said it would carry out face checks at 156 ports and airports
throughout Japan for all foreigners except children under the age of 16,
diplomats and specially permitted permanent residents.
The official
said “the new system compares the facial images of foreign nationals with those
of suspected terrorists.
“If the images
match and those in question are determined to be terrorists, they would face
measures including deportation.”
According to a
report, since November 2007, all foreigners aged 16 or older are in principle
required to be photographed and submit their fingerprints at immigration gates
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