TOKYO, Jan 25 (News On Japan) –
In an effort to expedite the immigration and customs processes for the rising variety of international vacationers, a brand new system that consolidates each procedures was unveiled to the press on Thursday, set for trial implementation at Haneda Airport’s worldwide terminal.
The system, which begins operation on January 31, permits for the shared use of information between immigration and customs, enabling vacationers to register simply as soon as for each passport and facial {photograph} verification. Currently, international vacationers and Japanese nationals getting back from overseas are required to register individually at each immigration for entry inspection and customs for luggage examination.
To make the most of the brand new system, customers should pre-enter the mandatory data on a web-based website supplied by the Digital Agency. According to the Japan Tourism Agency, the variety of international guests to Japan final 12 months exceeded 25 million, almost 80% of the pre-pandemic determine, and additional will increase are anticipated. In gentle of this, assuaging congestion at airports has grow to be a urgent difficulty.
Source: NHK