The number of arrests for entering Japan on fake passports rose sharply in the first half of the year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Police nationwide found 332 foreigners using fake passports to enter or stay in Japan in the January-June period, up by 122 from the same period last year.
Fake passports were used to enter Japan by 183 Chinese, up by 52, and 30 Filipinos, up by 10.