Overview

• At a senior security meeting on August 19 at headquarters in Chiyoda, about 180 unit heads reviewed protection plans and roles.
• Commissioner Yuji Sakoda warned of possible unlawful or disruptive acts and directed the force to operate as a united organization.
• Sakoda instructed officers to collect even minor information and share it across security, public security, and traffic divisions.
• Police prepared operational measures that include traffic restrictions and checkpoints in parts of central Tokyo, with directions to inform residents and thank them for cooperation.
• Lee’s first trip to Japan since his June inauguration is set for August 23–24 and includes a meeting and a dinner with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.