With nine days left until the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, the national stadium of the main stadium was strengthened in security from the 14th, and police officers and others patrol the area around the venue.
At the National Stadium, the Metropolitan Police Department and others are exploring the entire site for the actual performance on the 14th, and after this, the venue will be changed to 24-hour security, and only those who have the ID card of the tournament are allowed to enter. Will be done.
Along with this, police officers and local companies patrol around the venue, and about 20 people use sticks called canes to check if there are any suspicious objects in the planting or under the bench. I did.
The Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are held at 43 competition venues, mainly in Tokyo, and police officers and private security guards are supposed to guard the venue and its surroundings with tens of thousands of people.
Tetsuyuki Noda, Chief of Security Division 1 of the Metropolitan Police Department, said, "It is the police's responsibility to ensure the safety of the tournament, which attracts attention from home and abroad. To prevent terrorism, report any suspicious objects, people, or cars. I would like to ask everyone for their cooperation. "