Japan says drones included in eased rules for downing flying objects

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Friday that drones will be included as conceivable targets once the government eases rules for weapon use by the Self-Defense Forces against unidentified flying objects violating the nation's airspace.The government is planning to relax the requirements on the scenarios in which the SDF can shoot down an unidentified flying object after several -- which the Defense Ministry suspect were unmanned Chinese spy balloons -- were spotted over Japan in recent years.By taking steps such as easing the conditions of weapon use, Japan will be in a positio…READ FULL ARTICLE