①The confirmation of return to Japan prescribed in Article 61 of the Act is to be made by affixing the seal of verification for return to Japan pursuant to the Appended Form No. 72 in the passport of the Japanese national; provided, however, that this confirmation is made by issuing a certificate of return to Japan pursuant to the Appended Form No. 73 with respect to a person who does not possess a passport.

②If a Japanese national who seeks to receive the confirmation of return to Japan set forth in the preceding paragraph falls under either of the following items, an immigration inspector may record the Japanese national's name, date of birth, sex, date of landing, and the port of entry or departure at which the Japanese national lands on a file to be used as a record in lieu of the seal of verification for return to Japan kept on a computer as 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:

③The 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 a photograph is provided pursuant to the provisions of item (ii) of the preceding paragraph, respectively.