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Why Japan and Singapore have the world's strongest passports

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Unlike your sad, geographically restricted booklet, these two passports are the ultimate VIP club cards. They routinely tie for first place on the Henley Passport Index, opening doors to 192 destinations without the bureaucratic nightmare of printing out bank statements for an embassy.

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Why Japan and Singapore have the world's strongest passports
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