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B A Raraka
B A Raraka
insanecultists,thereareseveralpracticalconsiderationsforforeign
investigatorsthatnormallydontcomeintoplayfornativeinvestigators.
Oneofthemostpressingproblemsishowmuchtimeapersonhas
inJapantocompleteaninvestigation.Uponentryintothecountry,
usuallyviaNaritaAirportinTokyoorKansaiAirportinOsaka,anew
arrivalmustdeclarethetypeofvisatheyplantostayoninJapan
alongwiththeappropriatesupportingdocuments.Ifapprovedby
immigration,alargestamplistingtheexpirationdateofthevisitwill
beimprintedonthevisitorspassport.Certainvisascarryahighersta
tusintheeyesoftherankconsciousJapaneseandcolorhowaguest
istreatedbyaverageJapanesepeople.
TYPESOFVISAS
Onpage52isaboxlistingtherenttypesoftravelvisasthat
allowextendedstayinJapan.Theoptionsandtechnicalitiesconveya
smalltasteofthedifficultiesthesemiclosedJapanstilloffers.It
mightbeusefulforinvestigatorandkeeperaliketokeeptrackofthe
periodofstayinJapanandtheproblemsthatarisewhenforeigners
overstaytheirwelcome.Thetroublerenewingavisawhentherehas
beenahistoryofruninswiththelocalauthoritiescanmakefor
interestingroleplaying.