Japan's Dentsu evacuates headquarters' staff in Tokyo after receiving bomb threat: source

TOKYO - Japan's largest advertising agency Dentsu Group Corp. evacuated personnel from its Tokyo headquarters after receiving a bomb threat, according to local media reports on Friday.

The evacuation order was issued by the global advertising giant, with the firm citing an email that had apparently been sent to its website warning of the threat.

"Warning of explosion at Dentsu's Shiodome headquarters building with deadline past 7:00 a.m. on June 7, Sunday," the email read.

Dentsu said it has closed the building located in the upscale Shiodome area of Tokyo's Minato ward near Tokyo Bay, and prohibited access to the building over the weekend.

Dentsu had already introduced work from home measures for its employees due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The global advertising and marketing behemoth said it has notified authorities of the threat. The building and commercial facilities around the Shiodome business and leisure district have since been cordoned off by police.