We sadly announce the death of Scott Reynolds on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:04:54 +0900
after being stricken by fj.life.in-japan Disease. The will states:

>The 2-Belo wrote:
>> Scott Reynolds totally sneezed all over fj.life.in-japan with a withering cloud
>> of snot:
>> 
>>> The machine they show in the video looks a lot like the machines they 
>>> have in the US. You place your forefingers on two little pads and look 
>>> into the camera. It only takes about five seconds. No big deal.
>> 
>> Yeah, but it's the principle of the thing. I'm not trying to sound elitist or
>> anything, but being forced to stand in line with all the culture-dabbling
>> university students and tourist housewives from Sheboygan when I've been here
>> fifteen friggin' years already just feels... rude to me.
>
>I take it you won't be coming in through Narita and therefore can't use 
>the express lane?

I'll be going through Narita this time, but 99% of the time I fly in and out of
Centrair, which doesn't have anything. I figure this might change in the future,
but again... I still bristle at the fact that I have to do it at all.

>> Do US green card holders have to go through all this in America too?
>
>I don't think so.

Hmm. That makes Japan's policy all the more mysterious to me.


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