Japan enacts bill to ban drone flights over crowded areas

Japan enacts bill to ban drone flights over crowded areas

Japanese transport minister Akihiro Ota bows during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2015, after it enacted a bill to ban drones from flying over crowded residential and airport areas as well as the use of unmanned aircraft at night without the central government's permission. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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