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Originally Posted by chocopockymaster
I can’t tell if you’re being deliberately obtuse or not but the reason you need to show your passport when you pick up the ticket(s) at the venue is exactly that — for identification. They want to make sure the person who purchased the tickets is the one picking them up. A passport is a more than reasonable form of identification in this instance because staff would be unfamiliar with things like drivers licenses issued overseas, whereas passports are pretty cut and dry.
No one is saying you need to show proof that you’re legally in the country to be admitted to a concert venue. FFS.
This isn’t a Japan thing either; damn near any venue in any country will ask you to show ID if you’re picking up tickets at will call, and this is exactly the same principle.
If you’re that opposed to needing to show an ID to pick up tickets you purchased for a show then might I suggest you stay home?
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All you should need is some proof of purchase to demonstrate a proper transaction took place. <i>Personal</i> identification is no-one's business; we're not talking about buying restricted material here. That's all I'm saying. I view a password as a social security number, something you only show when asked by a government entity.
If I'm wrong, then I'm wrong. Just not "obtuse".