Fingerprinting

Today, I want to respond to an article “Not so welcome to Japan any longer.”

This article is about fingerprinting and photographing. Japan has decided to start new scheme which inflicts foreigners on fingerprinting. Foreigners have to do them when they come to Japan every time. This scheme will be started from Nov. 20.

Justice ministry decided to start this program. It’s because to prevent terrorists from coming into Japan and catch them if they did something dangerous.

As responses to the article, there are 4 articles. “Fingerprinting not so stupid,” “Will entry checks cross the line?”, “Smart terrorists won't be stopped” and “Fingerprint all Japanese visitors.”
These articles say fingerprinting system must for people who are banned re-entering, it is against human rights, or it can not prevent terrorists from entering.


My Opinion

Fingerprinting is not uncommon thing. Also In Korea, there was a system of fingerprinting. It was because some people of North Korea tried to kill the prime minister of Korea. However the system was banned because it was criticized as an invasion of human right.

America have started fingerprinting for prevent terrorism. However, it is also said as the invasion of human rights. In Brazil, the government did fingerprinting to American visitors as revenge, and it became a problem of diplomacy.

Both of the cases of American and Korea, they were criticized that they invaded human rights. However, they were for safe of people who live in the area.

There are criticisms like the articles which say there are intelligent terrorists, Japanese themselves commit a big crime, or this system is meaningless. However, if this system is effective more or less, it should be done because it may be helpful.