While passengers were cut off on the Keio Line and other cases of using cutlery on trains and stations continued, on the 30th at JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo, training was conducted on the assumption that there was a suspicious person with a cutlery on the premises. I was.
This training was conducted jointly by the Metropolitan Police Department and four railway companies such as JR East and Keio Electric Railway, and about 90 people concerned gathered at the venue, JR Shibuya Station.
Assuming that there was a suspicious person with a knife on the premises, the station staff first called 110 and then shouted to the passengers, "Please get out of here," and evacuated to the outside of the ticket gate.
Then, the police officer who rushed to receive the report surrounded the criminal who resisted while swinging the knife, and then used a shield to suppress it.
In addition, on the 30th, a seminar was held in which station staff of four railway companies learned how to use Sasumata from police officers.
Katsuhiro Ikeda, the stationmaster of JR Shibuya Station, said, "I was able to confirm the procedure such as evacuation guidance until the police officer arrived. I would like to continue training in cooperation with railway companies in the future. I was talking.
In addition, Yasuaki Tokito, Chief of the Security Division of the Shibuya Police Station, said, "If you see a suspicious person, feel free to report it to the police."