[Nyororin]

ALL new ID cards in Japan contain RFID. Not just for foreigners. For Japanese citizens too.
Foreigner cards are going to include RFID because foreigners will be included in the SAME record system as Japanese (Juki Net) - a step closer to actually being treated the same in terms of registry and paperwork.

This whole mess has me laughing my head off. For years foreigners in Japan have been pushing to be included in the same system, treated the same as Japanese, allowed on the Juminhyo, etc... And when the government makes a move to actually DO this, people freak out because it`s including RFID...

You can`t have your cake and eat it too. You can`t just take the "good" parts of being treated the same legally and get exceptions for the "bad" parts (like RFID).