The new legislation specifically bans flights over the residence of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and empowers local police to shoot down drones, where necessary. Following last year's drone incident that saw a drone carrying radioactive soil land on the Prime Minister's residence, the Japanese Government has introduced new legislation that prohibits drone flights over strategically important facilities and government buildings. The law was passed in response to an incident where a drone, which had been flying at high altitude above Tokyo, landed near the prime minister's residence.
Following last year's drone incident that saw a drone carrying radioactive soil land on the Prime Minister's residence, the Japanese Government has introduced new legislation that prohibits drone flights over strategically important facilities and government buildings. The law was passed in response to an incident where a drone, which had been flying at high altitude above Tokyo, landed near the prime minister's residence.