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>They probably got that idea from the US.  I forgot that we also had to
>be fingerprinted to get our 1957 US visa.

heh  Yes, and will likely cite it if we ever complain too loudly. :)

>I don't have any direct experience of that in Japan, but since I am
>surrounded by hordes of Japanese who just happen to be planning to
>send a whole lot of stuff to Japan tomorrow, I asked them.  They say
>that the total transport time (from Austin TX to Tennoz in Tokyo) is
>between 5 and 7 calendar days.  That would suggest that the customs
>clearance takes less than that.  On the other hand, I've seen problems

Well, but they aren't foreign merchants. (Or are they?)


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