Article 54-2Registration for Japanese Nationals Who Wish to Have Their Information Recorded
第五十四条の二（記録を希望する日本人のための登録）
A person who wishes to have their information recorded pursuant to the provisions of Article 53, paragraph (2) or paragraph (2) of the preceding Article at the port of entry or departure at which that person seeks to land or from which they seek to depart wishes to have their information registered by the director with jurisdiction (hereinafter referred to as "user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals"), the Japanese national must appear at the immigration services office provided for in Article 7-2, paragraph (1) and apply for user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals by submitting a copy of the written application pursuant to the Appended Form No. 73-2 as well as present their passport.
その出国し又は上陸しようとする出入国港において第五十三条第二項又は前条第二項の規定による記録を受けることを希望する者が、所管局長の登録（以下「日本人希望者登録」という。）を受けようとする場合には、第七条の二第一項に規定する出入国在留管理官署に出頭し、別記第七十三号の二様式による申請書一通を提出して日本人希望者登録の申請をするとともに、旅券を提示しなければならない。
The director with jurisdiction may make a user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals only in the event that they find the Japanese national set forth in the preceding paragraph to fall under all of the following items:
the Japanese national possesses a valid passport; and
有効な旅券を所持していること。
the Japanese national has provided their fingerprints in an electronic or magnetic form.
電磁的方式によつて指紋を提供していること。
The provisions of Article 7-2, paragraph (6) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which fingerprints are provided pursuant to the provisions of item (ii) of the preceding paragraph.
If a Japanese national who underwent user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals falls under any of the following items, the director with jurisdiction must cancel the user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals and delete the fingerprint image information provided by the Japanese national pursuant to the provisions of Article 53, paragraph (3), paragraph (3) of the preceding Article and the preceding paragraph:
it is found that the Japanese national did not fall under either of the items of paragraph (2) at the time that person has undergone user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals;
the passport presented pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) has expired;
第一項の規定により提示した旅券がその効力を失つたとき。
the Japanese national has submitted a written request to cancel the user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals; and
書面により、日本人希望者登録の抹消を求めたとき。
the director with jurisdiction finds that it is not appropriate to maintain the user registration of the Automated Gates for Japanese nationals due to the Japanese national's death or for any other grounds.
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