| # | Name | Comments |
|---|
| 1 | Thomas BERTRAND | From Kyoto, Japan |
| 2 | Nicholas Delgrego | I understand the need for security, but the manner in which this is being carried out is absurd. Japan is trying to welcome people from abroad with its "Yokoso Campaign" only to treat them like criminals before they arrive at the door. I wouldn't be opposed if we fingerprinted everyone, but I don't see that happening anytime soon. |
| 3 | Arudou Debito | This policy singles out foreigners only, for the express reason of "effective prevention and control of infectious diseases and terrorism". As if all foreigners in Japan only can be agents of these scourges. And as if it will even work, when faking fingerprints is so easy. The US-VISIT Program, upon which this policy is modeled, has according to the New York Times (Thomas Friedman, Sept 30, 2007) damaged American tourism and foreign exchange). Now Japan is adopting it too, in volte face from "Yokoso Japan"? Nuts. More at http://www.debito.org/index.php/?cat=33 |
| 4 | Lionel Dersot | This measure is humiliating and a blatant expression of discrimination. Please, stop it. |
| 5 | Erico Matsui | これを反対する事に説明が必要でしょうか？ |
| 6 | willie spearman | |
| 7 | Tony Kehoe | Abolish this racist and unacceptable policy. We are free and fair equal human beings, and deserve to be treated as such. |
| 8 | lefebvre stephane | |
| 9 | Vincent Follézou | |
| 10 | Anonymous | |
| 11 | ERIC RECHSTEINER | |
| 12 | curchod | |
| 13 | DEMARQUETTE Julien | |
| 14 | jujube | |
| 15 | Erich Manning Fleischbein | I am not a crminal, so don't treat me like one. Thank you. |
| 16 | Anonymous | |
| 17 | Anonymous | |
| 18 | DEVAUX julien | Stop this law. |
| 19 | Sebastian Gahan | I have signed this petition not only because I object to the implications behind fingerprinting of all foreign nationals entering Japan,i.e. perpetuating the image of foreigners as criminals or general wrong doers, but also because Japan will live to regret this misplaced policy. Not only because they will lose millions and millions of yen in
tourism but also because they are giving totally the wrong impression of "yokoso Japan" which will lead to their reputation as a friendly, kind race being totally decemated, as happened with America when they took this same extremist stance. |
| 20 | Anonymous | |
| 21 | Alexandre Scarfone | |
| 22 | Krzysztof Lesyk | I find the requirement demeaning and the fact that only foreigners are singled out as potential terrorists despicable. The whole ordeal is pointless, counterproductive and offensive and should be abolished. |
| 23 | Jeff Lippold | |
| 24 | Chris | Don't take our fingerprints, we are people not criminals |
| 25 | Anonymous | |
| 26 | christina | |
| 27 | Gilbert Rossetti | This is blatant xenophobia and should not be enacted. |
| 28 | Anonymous | |
| 29 | simon | |
| 30 | Chris Martarano | Fingerprinting is a ridiculous move and does nothing but deter tourism and interest in moving to Japan. |
| 31 | Pierre-Juan | This measure is unacceptable.Please, everyone, when it will be the time to take this marvelous picture, just cooperate partially, make your angriest face ever.This is what I will be doing, for sure. |
| 32 | Matthew Murray | A slap in the face for those of us that have built our lives here. |
| 33 | Anonymous | Fingerprinting of foreigners and not Japanese is RACIST and xenophobic and foolish. Nevermind what the USA is doing on this, because it is wrong also. |
| 34 | Ben Bailey | |
| 35 | Bruce Wood | I think the Japanese government has misplaced priorities. How about catching the Japanese criminals you know about like Tatsuya Ichihashi before you start pointing (or printing as it were) fingers at others! |
| 36 | Greg Joughin | |
| 37 | George C | finger printing? now, whats next? and chip on my ass!!! |
| 38 | Anonymous | Welcome to America... |
| 39 | M Petit | This policy is not understandable in the XXI century from a democratic country. Then this is in contradiction with the "Youkoso Japan" will.
Japan administration must understand that this policy is humiliating for foreigners and can be see as xenophobia. |
| 40 | Timothy Trahan | |
| 41 | Matthew Tichenor | |
| 42 | Anonymous | |
| 43 | Alan Yang | There's no need! |
| 44 | Jean-Francois Huertas | |
| 45 | Anonymous | |
| 46 | Ray Kameda | wtf are they thinking. Our country has a decreasing workforce, if we want to stay afloat we should be encouraging foreigners to work in japan. has the gov been overrun by uyoku or something?!? |
| 47 | Michael Studte | Having worked and lived in Japan for several years in the past, I am somewhat disappointed that the Japanese government feels that I am less safe/reliable to enter the country. After all, the worst "terrorist attack" in Japan's history was perpetrated by japanese citizens. |
| 48 | James Freels | |
| 49 | Gregory Lane | This is completely token and way over the top. Either fingerprint everyone (Japanese included) or no-one at all. |
| 50 | Guido Muenz | At least foreigners living in Japan and holding valid visa, multiple reentry permit and certificate of alien registration ("gaijin card") must be exempt. Why do we have to be photographed and fingerprinted every time we come back home? It is plainly ridiculous! |