The confirmation of departure prescribed in Article 60, paragraph (1) of the Act is to be made by affixing the seal of verification for departure pursuant to the Appended Form No. 38 in the passport of the Japanese national.
If a Japanese national who seeks to receive the confirmation of departure set forth in the preceding paragraph falls under any of the following items, an immigration inspector may record the Japanese national's name, date of birth, sex, date of departure, and the port of entry or departure from which the Japanese national departs in a file to be used as a record in lieu of the seal of verification for departure and kept on a computer prescribed in Article 7, paragraph (4). In this case, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the immigration inspector is not required to affix the seal of verification set forth in the same paragraph.
the Japanese national falls under both of the following sub-item (a) and (b):
次のイ及びロのいずれにも該当すること。
the Japanese national is registered pursuant to the provisions of Article 54-2, paragraph (1); and
第五十四条の二第一項の規定による登録を受けた者であること。
the Japanese national presented their passport and provided their fingerprints in an electronic or magnetic means at the time of confirmation of departure;
出国の確認に際して、旅券を提示し、かつ、電磁的方式によつて指紋を提供していること。
the Japanese national presented their passport and provided their photograph in an electronic or magnetic means at the time of confirmation of departure.
出国の確認に際して、旅券を提示し、かつ、電磁的方式によつて写真を提供していること。
The provisions of Article 5, paragraph (9) apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which fingerprints are provided pursuant to the provisions of item (i), sub-item (b) of the preceding paragraph, and the provisions of paragraph (10) of the same Article apply mutatis mutandis to cases in which the photograph is provided pursuant to the provisions of item (ii) of the preceding paragraph.
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