Security tight in Japan ahead of G7 summit

Record ID: 102168

  • Title: Security tight in Japan ahead of G7 summit
  • Date: 24th May 2016
  • Summary: SHIMA, JAPAN (MAY 24, 2016) (REUTERS) PARK OVERLOOKING SHIMA PENINSULAR G7 MEETING VENUE SHIMA KANKO HOTEL POLICE PATROLLING NEAR VENUE SHIMA KANKO HOTEL ISE, JAPAN (MAY 24, 2016) (REUTERS) G7 JAPAN ISE-SHIMA SUMMIT LOGO MEDIA CENTER FOR G7 NATIONAL FLAGS OF (FROM LEFT): JAPAN, UNITED STATES, FRANCE, GERMANY, UNITED KINGDOM, ITALY, CANADA, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION TWO POLICE OFFICERS AT MEDIA CENTER POLICE OFFICER DIRECTING VEHICLE DRIVING INTO THE MEDIA CENTER (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) MIE PREFECTURAL RESIDENT, NORIKO YAMAMOTO, SAYING: "I feel so safe I can leave my house without locking it because there are so many police officers." (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) MIE PREFECTURAL RESIDENT, YUJI KOISO, SAYING: "I feel safer though the roads are a bit congested." TWO POLICE OFFICERS WALKING AS ONE SECURITY PERSONNEL STANDS ON GUARD POLICE OFFICER SIGNALING A CAR TO STOP AT A CHECK POINT SECURITY CHECK POINT AT THE MEDIA CENTER SECURITY GUARD PUTTING PERSONAL BELONGINGS THROUGH SCANNER (SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) MIE PREFECTURAL RESIDENT, SAKURA YAMAGUCHI, SAYING: "There are things like terrorism, so I hope they talk about things like that." SHIMA, JAPAN (MAY 24, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS AT A CHECK POINT HEADING TO G7 MEETING VENUE
  • Embargoed: 8th June 2016 07:56
  • Keywords: Japan G7 Summit security
  • Location: ISE, SHIMA, JAPAN
  • City: ISE, SHIMA, JAPAN
  • Country: Japan
  • Topics: G7,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014J61X6V
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Security was tightened ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in central Japan on Tuesday (May 24), as police set roadblocks and intensify patrolling near the meeting venue in Ise-Shima peninsular.
    Road blocks were placed at a designated bridge leading to the meeting venue, and police officers were dispatched from nationwide prefectures to ensure thorough security and surveillance throughout the region.
    Some residents said they felt safer in their neighborhoods as they could see an increase in police patrol.
    "I feel so safe I can leave my house without locking it because there are so many police officers," Noriko Yamamoto, a resident living near Kashiko island, said.
    But some said that the heightened security caused some inconveniences.
    "I feel safer though the roads are a bit congested," Yuji Koiso, another resident said.
    The two-day summit will be held from May 26 at the Shima Kanko Hotel on Kashiko island, where leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US will address global challenges such as the global economy slowdown, terrorism, and humanitarian crises, in a series of meetings.
    Ise-shima is known for its fishery, and the 2000-year old Ise Shrine, which is considered a spiritual homeland for many Japanese people.
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