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National › Security checks tightened at airports ahead of G-8 summit

Airlines expanded passport checks for passengers at boarding gates at Narita and other international airports Tuesday for all departures ahead of the July 7-9 Group… ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Tue, Jul 01 2008

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