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Japan aims to shorten entry time for foreign arrivals to one minute

Airports to install terminals to process immigration and customs information

Passengers from China and Taiwan arrive at Haneda airport to spend the Lunar Year holiday in Japan. (Mayumi Tsumita)

TOKYO -- The Japanese government will set up electronic terminals at airports that can process both immigration and customs information to shorten the time needed to enter the country to as little as one minute.

The program will begin in fiscal 2024 at Haneda Airport in Tokyo and Kansai International Airport in Osaka.

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