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HOKKAIDO, Japan (UPI) -- Japanese officials say they're mobilizing
about 20,000 police officers around upcoming Group of Eight summit
site in Hokkaido, bracing for possible violence.
The leaders of the G-8 nations begin arriving in Japan Sunday, and in
the run-up to the meeting security is being tightened not only in
Hokkaido but also in Tokyo and other major cities, Kyodo News
reported. The country's Air Self-Defense Force is flying
reconnaissance aircraft near Hokkaido to prevent terrorist attacks
from the air. The summit venue at Lake Toya is on top of a hill.
Activists planning to protest against the summit have set up campsites
in Hokkaido that can accommodate about 2,000 to 3,000 people, Kyodo
said.
The summit, hosted by Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, will attract
heads of state not only from the G-8 countries but also 14 other
nations, making it the largest-ever G-8 summit since the group began
meeting in 1975. Stabilizing the world's overheated oil market will
top the leaders' agenda.