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Because of this question, I remembered that I read somewhere that some places or bars in Japan ask for your passport for identification (Old article, can't find it now).

Should I bring it with me everywhere I go in Japan?

Post-trip update :

I got checked in JR Shinagawa Station (in Tokyo). Good thing I had my passport with me.

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Yes, not because the bars and hotels want to check it (some will), but because the police have the authority to stop you in the street and demand identification and the proof that you are staying in Japan legally.

Source: got checked for passport in JR Tokyo Station.

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