Facial recognition system in Japan to screen departing foreign visitors

An automated facial recognition system allows one immigration officer to oversee several machines.

The Justice Ministry of Japan plans to expand the use of a facial recognition system at Haneda Airport to four other airports.

The system, which currently screens the faces of Japanese nationals returning home, will also be used for foreigners leaving Japan from fiscal 2019. It allows a single immigration officer to oversee multiple stations, freeing other officers to screen foreigners for entry and deal with suspicious persons.