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Coligny wrote:Not me, look somewhere else...
Russell wrote:Must be a false flag operation (where did I say that before?).
Wait for drones to become strictly regulated...
Wage Slave wrote:Yep - or at least a licensing system introduced. And that's another, so far money losing, flutter of mine. A company run by ex RAF types specialising in training for drone pilots up to and including military applications.
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is seeking to ban drone flights over important facilities such as the prime minister’s office and impose penalties on violators, according to a draft bill on drone regulations.
Under the envisaged law, violators would face up to one year in prison or a fine of up to ¥500,000 if they fly drones over key facilities, including the Diet building, the Supreme Court and the Imperial Palace.
The foreign minister would designate such no-fly areas above foreign embassies, while the internal affairs minister would do so over the offices of the country’s political parties upon request, according to the draft overview.
Currently, there are no laws to regulate drone flights, and calls have grown for creating one since a drone with trace amounts of radioactive cesium was found on the roof of the prime minister’s office on April 22.
The incident raised concern that drones could be used for terrorism. A man was arrested after admitting that he flew the drone to the prime minister’s office to protest nuclear policy.
The LDP is also considering designating areas around 300 meters from key facilities as no-fly zones, with people defying orders from police to be fined, according to the bill overview.
LDP lawmakers are hoping to build a consensus within the party as early as this week so the bill can be submitted to the Diet this session.
In a related move, the Abe administration plans to require a license for operating high-specification drones that can travel at least 5 km, informed sources said.
By using the license system, the administration aims to make it easier to identify drone operators and prevent drone-related accidents, the sources said.
Because the operation of high-performance drones involves the use of strong radio waves, the government hopes to oblige operators to acquire a special license mainly for taxi radios, the sources said.
Still, the necessity of the regulatory step is uncertain, because many drones on the market do not have such a long range and therefore will not be subject to the new rule.
Separately, the government is considering introducing a system to register the names and addresses of people who purchase a drone.
The government is also looking at prohibiting drone flights over important facilities such as the prime minister’s office and the Diet.
Currently, there are no rules restricting the flying of drones at altitudes below 250 meters, except in certain areas such as near airports.
Wage Slave wrote:Agreed. It's just a matter of who provides the training for folks who want a licence. Someone is going to have to do it and for a significant number of people. What seems obvious is that we are going to see more and more drones doing useful work.
A number of Japanese rice farmers have started sowing seed rice directly on paddy fields, breaking with the conventional method of growing rice into seedlings and planting them.
Yamaha Motor Co. <7272> is promoting the use of unmanned helicopters for the spraying of seed rice, while Kubota Corp. <6326> has launched specialized machinery for sowing seed rice.
The direct sowing of seed rice is emerging as a key method for raising the efficiency of farming chores and reducing rice production costs.
The acreage of rice fields where the sowing method has been adopted is growing rapidly, although the proportion in the total national acreage is still small.
The wider use follows the development of a technique for coating seed rice with calcium sulfate-containing iron powder and sowing the grains directly on paddy fields. The method saves farmers the trouble of growing and planting seedlings.
http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2015050800527
Yes, you read that correctly. In a classic case of one idiot ruining the fun for everyone else, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government today banned the use of radio-controlled helicopters and drones in all public parks and gardens.
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The drone ban affects 81 of the city’s parks and gardens and carries a JPY 50,000 (US$417) fine for those found in violation.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Tokyo bans drones in public parksYes, you read that correctly. In a classic case of one idiot ruining the fun for everyone else, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government today banned the use of radio-controlled helicopters and drones in all public parks and gardens.
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The drone ban affects 81 of the city’s parks and gardens and carries a JPY 50,000 (US$417) fine for those found in violation.
A number of Japanese rice farmers have started sowing seed rice directly on paddy fields, breaking with the conventional method of growing rice into seedlings and planting them.
Coligny wrote:Samurai_Jerk wrote:Tokyo bans drones in public parksYes, you read that correctly. In a classic case of one idiot ruining the fun for everyone else, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government today banned the use of radio-controlled helicopters and drones in all public parks and gardens.
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The drone ban affects 81 of the city’s parks and gardens and carries a JPY 50,000 (US$417) fine for those found in violation.
Cool, so streets and train station are still game...
Welldonescrewed Tokyo...
(And if by drone they meant quad copters or more, they just managed to left out all the fixed wings planes... Real champs here...)
Coligny wrote:Yea, but i'm stonewalled everytime i point it out since i'm not a lvl99 JLPT wizzard or something because you obsiously need that level of knowledge to be allowed to link cause and consequence in an easily observable complete clusterfuck...
Organizers of the three-day Sanja Matsuri, which gets under way Friday in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, have urged the public not to fly drones over the area during the festivities.
The Sanja Matsuri is one of Tokyo’s biggest festivals and is expected to draw about 150,000 visitors.
Last weekend, during a festival at Zenkoji temple in Nagano, a drone operated by 15-year-old boy landed by mistake beside startled participants in a parade.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has already banned drones in 81 public parks and gardens.
Japan Today
Last weekend, during a festival at Zenkoji temple in Nagano, a drone operated by 15-year-old boy landed by mistake beside startled participants in a parade.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Last weekend, during a festival at Zenkoji temple in Nagano, a drone operated by 15-year-old boy landed by mistake beside startled participants in a parade.
Oh, the humanity!!
chokonen888 wrote:
Doroooon doroooooooon!
Samurai_Jerk wrote:Last weekend, during a festival at Zenkoji temple in Nagano, a drone operated by 15-year-old boy landed by mistake beside startled participants in a parade.
Oh, the humanity!!
chokonen888 wrote:To be fair, the larger ones could totally ruin someonesdaylife if they fall out of the sky...
Wage Slave wrote:Granted, but there is such a thing as nuisance and snooping.
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