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According to a recent announcement, all US visa applicants from Japan must include info on all SNS accounts used within the last five years.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/us-visa-applications-from-japan-require-disclosing-social-media-history/


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[โ€“] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 49 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Easy solution: Don't go. Don't do business with them. Sell any American assets you own and don't look back.

[โ€“] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 23 points 15 hours ago

As an American I agree. We need the world to boycott america. The people and institutional leadership roles in America have demonstrated that their more than willing to fold like a house of cards to the fascist regime but foreigners seem not to feel that pressure so they need to step up and Destroy America