60 Japanese Coastguard Ships Deployed for G20 Protection in Osaka

July 02: The 2019 G20 summit was held last week on June 28-29 at the International Exhibition Center in Osaka.

This was the first G20 summit to be hosted by Japan, and security provision for the summit included approx. 32,000 police officers along with 60 coastguard ships with more than 1,000 officers deployed to defend the region and the Intex Osaka venue on the island. Authorities also banned any use of drones in the area during the summit.

Source: AFP