On the 23rd, when the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics will be held, the Metropolitan Police Department will set up the "Supreme Security Headquarters" headed by the Chief of Police.
The number of attendees has decreased significantly from the original schedule, but it is said that VIPs from each country will be attending, so they will be on high alert.
The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators as an infection control measure, while about 950 dignitaries and tournament officials from each country, such as Mrs. Jill Biden, the president's wife of the United States, will attend.
Although it has decreased significantly from the original schedule, the Metropolitan Police Department said that it is necessary to carry out strict security in case of unforeseen circumstances while VIPs from each country are present, and the Metropolitan Police Department will be the top on the 23rd. "Security Headquarters" will be launched.
Approximately 12,000 support teams have been dispatched from police throughout the country in Tokyo, and on the 23rd, not only the national stadium and the Olympic Village, but also other stadiums in Tokyo will be on high alert. about it.
On the 22nd, the day before the opening ceremony, a fence was installed around the national stadium to prevent suspicious vehicles from entering, and police cars of the support team were on alert.
During the tournament, the police will be on the scale of about 60,000 people, the largest ever.
Increased vigilance with the addition of support units from all over the country
Before the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, the competition venue and its surroundings will all be switched to 24-hour security by the 22nd, and the Metropolitan Police Department and police support units nationwide are strengthening their vigilance in case of terrorism and other situations. ..
Of these, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, where competitions such as handball are held, support teams dispatched from the Wakayama Prefectural Police are on alert.
As of the 14th of this month, 9 days before the opening ceremony, police patrols around the area were mainly carried out by police cars, and there were almost no police officers in fixed positions.
However, on the 16th of this month, the "sweep security" to search all over the premises to check for suspicious objects was completed, and only those with the ID card of the tournament were allowed to enter.
As the alert level increased, the area around the venue was switched to 24-hour security, and on the 17th of this month, six days before the opening ceremony, police officers were stationed at the entrance gate and patrolled the site on foot. Many police officers have come to see it.
In addition, the person in charge of the security unit went around the premises and instructed them to take measures against heat stroke and immediately cooperate with each other if there was an abnormality.
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games venues and their surroundings have all been switched to 24-hour security by the 22nd, so police are planning to strengthen their vigilance in case of terrorism and other situations during the Games.
Yoshiaki Uechi, the commander of the Wakayama Prefectural Police Headquarters, who is in charge of security at the National Yoyogi Stadium, said, "The area around the venue is more crowded than I imagined, and I feel that security is difficult, but it is drawing attention from the world. It's a big event to gather people, so I want to make a solid contribution as a member of the support team. "