Passport applications using false documents double in 2007

Saturday 07th February, 06:59 AM JST

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spudman at 08:57 AM JST - 7th February

Hey wait a minute. Where is the Japanese nationality mentioned in the headline? Wow immigration crime committed by Japanese. They must be married to foreigners in Roppongi?
bakabaka at 09:38 AM JST - 7th February

They need to start photographing and fingerprinting these people!!!
Pukey2 at 12:55 PM JST - 7th February

spudman: Japanese aren't citizens of the EU either but I don't see them getting fingerprinted in the EU.
hachmike66 at 01:45 PM JST - 7th February

But the US doesn't fingerprint Canadians, so your theory goes out the window. Also spudman, most people getting PR have been here long enough and have had to jump through enough hoops to qualify for an exemption from the finger printing.
PuffinMuffin at 01:48 PM JST - 7th February

quite a number, didnt know this happened here at all
Disillusioned at 04:27 PM JST - 7th February

Great! You can add another two hours to getting through customs and immigration now.
ykata at 05:36 PM JST - 7th February

I had to provide my fingerprint when I applied for a UK employment visa.
gogogo at 06:29 PM JST - 7th February

Are they identify thief cases? People trying to get a Japanese passport or change their identity?
kview at 10:21 PM JST - 7th February

Is this how some people leave undetected ? How did the false documents came about ? All documents used are certify true copy and why not fingerprints as well ?
bushlover at 11:46 PM JST - 7th February

kview if they found these as false applications no one got the passports. They don't approve once found falsified. Who left undetected? If the authorities don't know I'm sure you don't either.
haytkayokomiya at 04:21 AM JST - 8th February

Why would they want to come here? All the jobs are dissapearing.
BBLeo at 10:55 AM JST - 8th February

This is all due to the immigration system. ID without photo; no wonder that there are so many crooks around. Lawmakers can blame themselves for this issue.
Ultradude at 03:01 PM JST - 8th February

These aren't immigrants - certain elements in the local society would benefit from creating a Japanese passport based on a false ID. The data would be more meaningful if they included the number of total passport applications for each year.
soldave at 09:09 AM JST - 9th February

Even more reason to fingerprint foreigners so they can't... hang on!!!
as_the_crow_flies at 10:43 AM JST - 9th February

This is all due to the immigration system. ID without photo; no wonder that there are so many crooks around. Lawmakers can blame themselves for this issue.

BB Leo: Do you mean all Japanese should carry photo ID? I'm quite sure if you push hard enough for that the Japanese government will be happy to oblige. Not sure what it has to do with the immigration system, though. These are Japanese citizens making fraudulent applications for Japanese passports. Or do you think they're all dastardly foreigners posing as Japanese? I imagine most of these are home grown criminals needing false or double identities. Maybe people like Ichihashi who are wanted for murder and want to get in or out of the country. Yakuza needing to go about their business more unimpeded. Most foreigners are very unlikely to apply for Japanese documents. Unless they are absolutely bilingual and look Japanese.