Ahead of a full-scale visit by heads of state from the 18th to attend the G7 Summit, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is raising the level of alert in Tokyo from the 17th and strengthening the vigilance of important facilities such as embassies, local public NHK reported
In line with the G7 summit being held for three days from the 19th, US President Joe Biden and other heads of state will visit Japan in earnest from the 18th.
Ahead of this, the Metropolitan Police Department raised the level of alert in Tokyo from the 17th, strengthening vigilance for important facilities such as foreign embassies, the Prime Minister’s residence, and the National Assembly.
Among them, at the US embassy in Tokyo, more riot police officers than usual are deployed, conducting regular patrols to see if there are any suspicious people on nearby roads.
At the G7 summit, there is also a summit heading to Hiroshima via Tokyo, so the Metropolitan Police Department is also strengthening security at Haneda Airport.
In addition, as fears of terrorism increase in large-scale stations and downtown areas used by many people, police officers working at police stations are called in as riot police to reinforce security personnel and strengthen preparedness.
Meanwhile, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported that the Japanese police had put in the largest number of personnel ever for an event held in the province ahead of the G7 summit to be held in Hiroshima from the 19th.
The Japanese National Police Agency mobilized a total of 24,000 police officers and police officers to guard within Hiroshima Prefecture. As for the summit held in the province, it is the largest ever, exceeding the 23,000 attendees of the Ise-Shima G7 Summit in 2016.
The Japanese police also increased the number of uniformed police officers as there was an explosives throwing incident while supporting Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s election campaign last month.
In addition, it was decided to deploy more bodyguards than in past summits for the security of key factors. Vigilance is also being implemented at places where an unspecified number of people gather, such as airports and stations in various places including Tokyo.
An official from the Japanese National Police Agency told the Yomiuri Shimbun, “The police are standing guard across the country by arranging the necessary personnel according to the situation.”
Source: Donga
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