National Jun 3, 2015
The envisaged rules would only allow users who take certain safety steps to fly their drones in residential areas or near airports, as well as barring nighttime flights.
National May 15, 2015
Teen whose drone was taken after Zenkoji accident found flying one near Diet
The Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday that a 15-year-old boy was found trying to fly a drone near the Diet building and believe he is the same person who flew one over Zenkoji Temple in Nagano Prefecture last week. Acting on a tip from a ...
National Apr 27, 2015
Drone flyer surveilled American Embassy housing facility, buzzed Sendai nuclear plant: blog
The protester who says he landed a drone on the prime minister's office also scouted an American Embassy housing facility and tried to film a Kyushu nuclear plant.
National Apr 25, 2015
Fukui man arrested for landing drone on Abe's office says he was protesting nuclear policy
A man is arrested in Fukui Prefecture for allegedly flying the drone found on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence.
National Apr 24, 2015
Fukui man takes responsibility for landing drone on Abe's office
A Fukui resident takes responsibility for the drone found on top of the Prime Minister’s Official Residence and says he did it to protest the government’s energy policies.
National Apr 22, 2015
Drone with radiation symbol found on roof of prime minister's office
by Reiji Yoshida
A drone about 50 cm wide equipped with what appeared to be a small camera, a smoke flare and emblazoned with a radiation symbol was found on the roof of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Tokyo office on Wednesday morning, officials and media reports said. Investigators ...
National / Politics Sep 18, 2014
Abe, Suga both away from Tokyo at the same time
by Reiji Yoshida
The last few days were rather unusual for the prime minister's office in Nagatacho, Japan's political center: Both Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga were not there. The prime minister and chief Cabinet secretary are the No. 1 and No. 2 ...