Yes, as we know it's all window dressing to make the public feel all warm and cozy inside. Also, of course, the decision makers have made a decision, jobs right.
I was in a bus at Narita going through the check point and saw a car beside me having it's boot checked. Inside was a fully covered set of golf sticks which were promptly ignored and the thumbs up given without even a cursory inspection.
No time of course, got to keep the traffic movin on.
Looks like Narita is safe and that's all that matters, appearances.
Go to KIX and drive straight through, no security there.
The other big joke of course is our ID cards. We all know how hard it is to get one of those and they don't even look carefully at them anyway. God help you if you lose one though....
The photo on mine is dark and really not acceptable. Just another example that it's all a matter of being seen to be security conscious.
Proper security is way too costly and inconvenient, as so may have said.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy, not. It's all about wrong place wrong time, good luck..