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November 21st, 2007

Japan Implements Tightened Airport Security Measures

Japan seems to be tightening security measures at the airports and has started fingerprinting and photographing foreigners as they arrive.
Nearly all foreigners age 16 or over, including longtime residents, will be scanned. The only exceptions are diplomats, government guests and permanent residents such as Koreans who have lived in Japan for generations.
The fingerprints and photos […]

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November 30th, 2006

Typhoon Alert: Northwest Cancels Flights Between Manila and Japan

From an update from INQ7:
NORTHWEST Airlines has canceled Flights 19 (Narita to Manila) and 71 (Nagoya to Manila) arriving Thursday night, as well as Flights 20 (Manila to Narita) and 72 (Manila to Nagoya) departing Friday, December 1, in preparation for Typhoon “Reming” (international codename: Durian), an official of the airline company said.
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