The exercise is planned for February at Kasumigaseki Station, which was attacked by the Aum Shinrikyo cult with nerve gas in 1995
The Japanese government is considering conducting luggage inspections at a Tokyo railway station as an experiment as it explores ways to strengthen public security before the 2020 Olympic Games, sources close to the matter said on Saturday.
The experiment is planned for February at Tokyo Metro’s Kasumigaseki Station, one of the busiest stations in Japan and which was attacked by the Aum Shinrikyo cult group with nerve gas in 1995. Around 150,000 passengers use the station daily.
Concerns about terror attacks on public transport infrastructure have also mounted after incidents aboard bullet trains in recent years.
