Police inspect key sites ahead of Bush visit

Police inspect key sites ahead of Bush visit

TOKYO, Japan - Two riot policemen check a manhole near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 12 as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department stepped up security around the embassy ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's Feb. 17-19 visit to Japan.

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