In article <515ab8e4.0403162302.6580c3f3@posting.google.com>, Elbow wrote:
> I spent 40 mins of my precious birthday yesterday
> afternoon in the Kawaguchi Police Station. Why?
> Because Im a gaijin and I didnt happen to have my ID!
> 
[story of id-check snipped]
>
> Is this legal?  Anyone else had similar shit happen to
> them?  
> 

Much as I hate to toot the guy's horn, Dave Aldwinckle has a well-
researched write-up of ones legal rights when in this situation on
his website.

http://www.debito.org/instantcheckpoints2.html

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