Security heightens in Tokyo during Ivanka Trump's visit

Security in Tokyo was heightened on Friday, November 3 along streets surrounding the hotel where Ivanka Trump, first daughter and advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, was staying during her Japan trip.

Barricades were placed outside junctions opposite the hotel where police monitored traffic, while other officers patrolled the area on foot.

Trump arrived in Japan on Thursday evening (November 2) three days before her father, who will be kicking off his Asia trip in Japan on Nov. 5.

President Donald Trump leaves on Friday for the US State of Hawaii located in the central Pacific Ocean, the first stop en route to Asia where he will visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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