I’ve also thought about working in Japan but upon reading an article about this (@NewsOnJapan) topic, now I seem to begin to be disinterested if my well-being as a human being (rather than an ‘alien’) will be treated differently. while I understand Japan may be imposing this regulation for the better security of their nation, I deplore that it is not an effective solution for visitors (or people who would like to work there given the opportunity) who they would welcome to their country. because other countries DO NOT impose such a method to their people (and for many other people from different places of the world) to be mistreated in such a derogative manner.

Seo, I agree that forcing fingerprints will not be effective to stop terrorism.

Michael, the situation in the U.S. is very difficult to understand, I appreciate your explanation.

Rabs, did you have a smooth entry into Japan, or are you just talking in general? I hope you will read more about this issue and understand why many people are worried about human rights.

The reason legal residents of the U.S. are not subject to fingerprinting at the port of entry may be that their fingerprints (all ten of them) are collected in the process of obtaining residence, and more recently issued green cards carry them as machine-readable data. (It is interesting to note, though, that even the newest green cards still show a lonely black fingerprint on the front.) Personally, I have my doubts about the effectiveness of mass-fingerprinting and would oppose it out of principle.