A joint training was held for new recruits of the Metropolitan Police Department riot police, who are responsible for security in various places, in preparation for the G7 summit, which will be held next year.
About 500 young police officers who had just joined the Metropolitan Police Department riot police last month participated in the joint training held in Koto Ward, Tokyo.
The training was conducted on the assumption that there would be a group of people in an urban area who would go on a rampage with iron pipes and Molotov cocktails. was turned off.
At the G7 summit to be held in Hiroshima in May next year, vigilance will be strengthened not only around venues where dignitaries will visit, but also in so-called "soft targets" where an unspecified number of people gather, such as major train stations and airports. is expected to
In the future, the members will be assigned to important facilities such as embassies in Tokyo to accumulate experience.