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Abe calls for all anti-terror measures for Tokyo Olympics

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed cabinet ministers on Monday to take all anti-terror measures possible. (AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed cabinet ministers on Monday to take all anti-terror measures possible. (AFP)
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23 Dec 2019 08:12:11 GMT9
23 Dec 2019 08:12:11 GMT9

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructed cabinet ministers on Monday to take all anti-terror and other crime prevention measures for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"It's important that public- and private-sector bodies promote anti-terror measures for the 2020 Games with greater urgency," Abe told a ministerial meeting on measures against crime.

"Using experiences from enthronement-related ceremonies and the Group of 20 Osaka summit (in June), I want each of you to take the lead for implementing measures without fail," Abe said, referring to the possibility of terror and cyber attacks against soft targets such as commercial facilities.

Also at the meeting, the government officially adopted specific measures to accelerate its plan to prevent re-offending for fiscal 2018 to fiscal 2022, including the strengthening of support for people released from prison after serving their full terms, who are more likely to be imprisoned again than those released on parole.

JIJI Press

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