A man hurled an explosive device towards PM Fumio Kishida in the city of Wakayama in April. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HIROSHIMA - Security is tight at every Group of Seven summit, but this year’s host Japan has more to prove than most, after an attack in April on the Prime Minister and the 2022 assassination of ex-premier Shinzo Abe.
Security personnel were also seen motoring up and down the river that runs alongside sites like the Atomic Bomb Dome, with helicopters regularly buzzing overhead. Major cities in Japan do not generally have rubbish bins in public places, but security personnel have been sealing off other places considered to pose a potential threat.
Vending machines on subway platforms have also been unplugged and sealed with tape, along with apologetic signs warning that they will be unavailable during the summit for security reasons.
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