SoraNews24 —Japan News—

Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.

RocketNews24 Japanese

Featured

Tokyo police prepare to launch squad of crime-fighting, net-equipped drones【Video】

1

After a drone-related incident at the prime minister’s office this past April, Tokyo police are now ready to take on any other high-flying threats to the nation’s security with their new drone squad.

For most people, drones are a great new way to record video from new heights. But, as with all cool things, there are of course those few who have to ruin the fun for everyone else and misuse them. Like the man who was arrested back in April in connection to a drone containing a small amount of radioactive material that landed atop the Japanese prime minister’s office.

This week, regulations on drones came into effect after an amendment to Japan’s Aviation Act. Tokyo, Osaka, and other cities around the country have already banned their use from parks, and flying drones over places such as airports and power plants anywhere in the country is a big no-no as well.

But how does Japan plan to enforce these restrictions? With their newly implemented drone squad, and drone-fighting drone! The squad will patrol important buildings, such as the aforementioned prime minister’s office, and the squad’s drone—which is equipped with a net rather than having a shotgun or laser rifle bolted to its belly—will be used to snag and tangle any offending drone to disable it on the spot. JIJIPRESS has released a video of the drone-fighter in action:

If you happen to be the happy new owner of a drone, be sure you know the rules and regulations for drone use in your area. You don’t want to have a run in with Drone Squad: Tokyo Police Force! (Seriously, someone needs to make this into an action film!)

Source: BBC News, YouTube/時事通信社/JIJIPRESS
Top image: YouTube/時事通信社/JIJIPRESS

Like this:

Like Loading…

Related Stories

Trackbacks

  1. There are no trackbacks yet.
  2. Trackback URL

Trending Today

  1. Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
  2. Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
  3. Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
  4. Japan’s mini Shikoku Pilgrimage walking tour left us feeling immensely satisfied
  5. This hot spring near Osaka’s Kansai Airport resolves the pick-two-out-of-three bathhouse dilemma
  6. Starbucks Japan invites us to par-tea with its new Earl Gray Frappuccino [Taste test]
  7. Tokyo Skytree set to offer breathtaking Diamond Fuji natural phenomenon view this month
  8. Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
  9. Shoplifting prevention guard arrested for shoplifting boot from store he was guarding
  10. This semi-secret, totally free footbath in downtown Tokyo is completely awesome

© SoraNews24 —Japan News— / SOCIO CORPORATION

Powered by WordPress VIP

%d