“Japan and U.S. to share Criminal fingerprint database”
The United States and Japan have made an agreement on sharing fingerprint databases that would benefit criminal investigations. This database of international fingerprints will aid law enforcement authorities to prevent domestic and foreign threats. This agreement will provide Japanese authorities with data from the FBI and the Department of homeland security. Japan is the first country the U.S. has shared fingerprint databases with.
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Source: Japan Daily Press
[Abstract written by Alicia Terrell, ForensIQ Intern, 021914]