Japanese Police Beef Up Security Measures in Tokyo Ahead of G7 Summit

Japanese police have beefed up security measures in the capital, Tokyo, a week before the start of the Group of Seven (G7) summit, which begins on the 19th of this month, in the western city of Hiroshima.

The Japanese Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) reported today, Friday, that additional officers are patrolling the building of Tokyo's Haneda International Airport, where members of the airport's anti-terrorism unit were summoned to search for any possible suspicious objects, adding that more security men are stationed in foreign embassies and facilities the other task.

The Japanese network stated that although the venue for the summit is far from Tokyo, the metropolitan police are on alert, as previous terrorist attacks during international events have targeted distant cities.

Police are focusing on so-called "soft targets", which include airports and railway stations, which attract large crowds of people.