The Justice Ministry has decided to accelerate installation of new equipment that will detect fake passports at all 35 major airports and ports servicing international routes, ministry officials said.
The decision was made in accordance with a request from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi after the terrorist hijacking attacks in the United States.
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