Listen up world travelers, change is afoot or should I say at hand for any foreign national traveling to Japan. Beginning November 23, 2007, foreign travelers entering Japan will be photographed and fingerprinted by Immigrations officials.

As Americans, we have little room to point fingers (fingerprinted fingers at that) as we've been photograhing and fingerprinting visitors to the U.S. since 2004.  It doesn't seem like much of welcome mat any way you snap it. The Immigration Bureau of Japan has set up a handy and most entertaining online video outlining the program and fielding FAQs. And while the dubbing adds to its charm, the real star is the question-asking, ever-so-shrill American deliciously abrasive, consistently loud (nice job, casting director).

• Check out the video in English on a Japanese language site 
• Take a look at the Immigration Bureau  press release