Organizers fear security staff shortage for Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO - With less than a year to go until the start of the Tokyo Olympics, organizers fear they may not be able to recruit enough security staff and are looking to the Self-Defense Forces and sophisticated facial recognition systems for help.Japan's 2013 bid documents showed a total of 50,850 security support staff would be required, but the final number of guards needed will likely exceed the initial estimate, with some venues being moved to different areas and new sports such as baseball and surfing added.The initial estimate includes 14,000 private security guards, 21,000 police officers…READ FULL ARTICLE