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Current and Future Anti-Terrorism Measures in Japan
Prof. Shiro Kawamoto, College of Risk Management,
Nihon University 2016/5/9 @FPCJ
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1.Terrorist Threats against Japan 2.Current Anti-Terrorism Measures 3.Future Anti-Terrorism Measures
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(1) Al-Qaeda and Islamic State (IS) have listed Japan as a target ○ Al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden: October 18, 2003; May 6, 2004 Ayman al-Zawahiri: October 1, 2004; April 22, 2008 ○ Islamic State (IS) Jihadi John: February 1, 2015 DABIQ: Issues 7 and 11
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1. Terrorist Threats against Japan
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(2)Terrorist suspect linked to Al Qaeda
hidden in Japan
○ French national terrorist suspect
・ Got in and out of Japan 6 times from 1999 to 2003, using forged passport, with impunity
(3)Many US interests in Japan
・ Japan, as an ally of the US, hosts many US
interests including military facilities
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1. Terrorist Threats against Japan
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(4)Upcoming special security events
○ 2016 G7 Summit Meeting
○ 2019 Rugby World Cup
○ 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic
Games
Q:Is Japan a target of terrorist networks?
A:Japan, as a host nation, could be a likely
target of terrorist networks
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1. Terrorist Threats against Japan
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○ Major attacks on special security events
・ 1972 Terrorist attack during the 1972 Summer
Olympics in Munich
・ 1996 Bomb attack during the 1996 Summer
Olympics in Atlanta
・ 2005 Bomb attacks in London during G8 Summit in
Scotland
・ 2013 Bomb attacks in Volgograd during 2013
Winter Olympics in Sochi
・ 2013 Bomb attacks on Boston Marathon
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2.Current Anti-Terrorism Measures
(1)Highest priority - Prevention
(2)3 principles to prevent terrorist attacks ○ Deny terrorists entry into Japan ・ Enhancement of immigration control ・ International cooperation ○ Deny terrorists safe haven
・ Detection of terrorist infrastructure used to stage terrorist attacks
・ Identification of suspected terrorists
○ Deny terrorist attacks ・ Tightened security ・ Control of bomb making materials
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2.Current Anti-Terrorism Measures
(3)Anti-Terrorism Strategies
○ Action Plan for Prevention of Terrorism
(December 2004)
○ Action Plan to Create A Crime-Resistant
Society 2008 (December 2008)
○ Strategy to Make “Japan the Safest
Country in the World”
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2.Current Anti-Terrorism Measures
(4)Gaining public support
○ Public support is essential to advance anti-
terrorism measures
○ Protect against terrorism with “public eyes”
○ Public-Private Partnership “Japanese-style
Anti-Terrorism Measures”
・ Metropolitan Police
“Anti-Terrorism Partnership, Tokyo”
“Tokyo Station Anti-Terrorism Partnership”
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3.Future Anti-Terrorism Measures
(1)Terrorism Prevention Measures Requiring Continued Study in the Action Plan 2004
① Legislation on a basic policy for
terrorism prevention measures
② System to designate terrorists and terrorist organizations
③ Further measures to freeze terrorist assets
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3.Future Anti-Terrorism Measures
(2)Increasing security agencies’ anti-
terrorism capabilities
○ Increased authority to intercept communications
○ Allowing body searches in certain times and places
○ Creation of a foreign intelligence agency
(3)Measures for mass-casualty incidents
○ Limiting casualties with rapid treatment as soon as the incident occurs
○ Lessons from the Boston Marathon
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* Produced by the briefer based on the map used for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Bid Plan .
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3.Future Anti-Terrorism Measures
(4) National Center for anti-terrorism
○ Assessing terrorist threats
Assess threats and create specific
measures to deal with them
○ Develop/review anti-terrorism
strategies
Continual evaluation and review of
anti-terrorism measures
○ Raise awareness with white paper
Comprehensive evaluation of national anti-terrorism measures
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3.Future Anti-Terrorism Measures
(5) Measures to prevent youth
radicalization
○ Threat of home-grown terrorists
○ Labor shortage and immigration policy
○ Support for youth that feel alienated from society
(6)Security Clearance system
○ Security Clearance for employees of
high security areas, such as nuclear
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Thank you for listening.