In conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the establishment of customs in Japan, Prince Akishino and his wife visited the customs facilities in Yokohama City and Haneda Airport to observe cargo inspections and crackdowns on illicit drugs. .
Before 2:00 pm on the 14th, Prince Akishino and his wife visited a customs inspection facility in Naka Ward, Yokohama City, where they observed staff members opening cardboard boxes containing wakame seaweed imported from overseas and checking inside.
After receiving an explanation from the staff, Prince Akishino was asked questions such as, "How many times a year do you conduct inspections? Do you inspect each cargo one by one like this?"
After that, after 3:00 pm, I visited Haneda Airport in Ota Ward, Tokyo, and saw a demonstration using drug detection dogs.
A sniffer dog approached a man with illegal drugs in his trouser pocket and sniffed them out quickly.
According to the staff member who was in charge of the explanation, Prince Akishino asked, "Where did you get the dog from?"