Japan Ministry of Justice

Daon technology platform support authentication of Japanese e-Passport holders, foreign travelers and registered travelers entering and exiting the country.

 

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Japan Automated Border Clearance

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Japan Ministry of Justice

In November 2007, Daon, working with Prime Contractor NEC, deployed into operation a national multi-biometric border management system across 34 Airports and Seaports in Japan. The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Automatic Border Clearance and Registered Traveler / e-Gate Programs were built on a common Daon technology platform to support authentication of foreign travelers and Japanese registered travelers entering and exiting the country. Daon provided an end-to-end off-the-shelf software solution that integrated e-Gates, capture devices, cameras, NEC Facial Recognition and NEC AFIS systems.

The system processes up to 25,000 travelers per day. Key aspects of the program included:

  • Peak load of 6,000 passengers per hour across 500 clients (entry points)   
  • 10 Million travelers per year are processed real-time through a government watch-list 
  • Integration of finger and facial algorithms through biometric middleware
  • Support for e-VISA and ICAO compliant e-Passports 
  • Provision of automated border crossing lanes using e-Gates  

Some of the critical Ministry of Justice requirements were:

  • Efficiency and effectiveness in processing the traveler
  • Stability and reliability (24/7/365 operation) 
  • Future scalability and extensibility of the system’s functionality 
  • Biometric vendor neutrality 
  • Confidentiality, availability and integrity of data
  • Full production operation within 6 months of contract (May 2007-November 20, 2007)