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World | July 10, 2015, Friday // 10:59
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A law proposal in Japan will be aiming at forbidding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles without obtaining of a formal permission first. It amendment has already been passed by the Japanese House of Representatives (the lower chamber of Japanese Parliament) .
The majority of MPs, both from the opposition and the ruling parties voted in favor of the proposal.
According to the document, a punishment of one year imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 Japanese yen (USD 4,000) especially for people who might use a drone in the vicinities of the Imperial Palace, the residency of the PM, Parliament and other sites of regional importance.
An additional zone of high security will be formed in a radius of 300 meters away from those areas.
The draft will become law only if it is passed in the House of Councillors at Japanese Parliament.
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