OSAKA — The main gate of Hakata Elementary School in the city of Fukuoka is kept wide open.
The gymnasium — partly underground — has glass walls facing the street, allowing passersby to peer down at the students running and jumping inside.
Schools nationwide have tightened security to guard against intruders after a man stabbed to death eight children at a school last June 8.
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