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ARE YOU A CAUSE OF CONCERN?

Another example of the xenophobia prevailing at the higher levels of Japanese government (of course there is no English version; what would be the point?). All of this has been made easier for the Japanese government thanks to the precedent set by the snitch implications of Bush's Patriot Act. Not surprisingly, this xenophobia is best exemplified in Japan's Department of Immigration. I wonder if I've been reported yet; I'm sure my presence is "a cause of concern" to some of the folks I meet in the course of a typical day.