TOKYO: Japan has ordered beefed-up security at its embassies worldwide, a top official said Friday, after the Islamic State (IS) group highlighted its missions in Indonesia, Malaysia and Bosnia-Hercegovina as part of a broader threat.
The move comes about eight months after IS claimed to have beheaded two Japanese hostages in Syria and amid anxiety at home over impending legislation that critics fear could drag the officially pacifist country into wars overseas.
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