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KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 18:25 | All, Lifestyle, JapanJapan will require owners to register their drones with the government as it seeks to quickly identify them in case of accidents, land ministry officials said Monday.
They will then receive a registration number that should be attached to the drone.
But the widespread use has also led to more accidents, with the ministry receiving reports of 79 drone incidents in fiscal 2018 ended in March.
The ministry will also seek money in the 2020 budget for a system that can detect unauthorized drones flying around airports more quickly, the officials added.
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