Police spread awareness about ban on drones to tourists at Haneda Airport – Tokyo
In preparation for the Rugby World Cup that starts Friday and runs for six weeks, police officers visited Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Thursday to spread awareness among foreign tourists about the prohibition on flying drones in Tokyo.
The flying of drones without permits in certain areas is banned under the aviation law. Off limits are airports, the Imperial Palace, the Diet, the prime minister’s residence and Self-Defense Force Facilities. Drones will also be banned near Rugby World Cup match venues and Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues.
However, this tear, there have been numerous cases where foreigners have been seen flying drones in areas such as Shibuya’s famous scramble crossing. When questioned by police, most said they had no idea about regulations banning the drones.
On Thursday, about 20 airport police officers stood in the arrival lobby of the international terminal at Haneda, handing out flyers that said “NO Drones!” in English to foreign visitors.
Elderly people account for record 28.4% of Japanese population – Nationwide
Japan’s seniors accounted for 28.4 percent of its population and 12.9 percent of its labor force in 2018, both record highs, government data showed Sunday. The number of those aged 65 or older in the country, which has the world’s oldest population, stood at 35.88 million, up 320,000 from a year earlier, according to data released by the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry prior to Monday’s Respect for the Aged Day holiday. The ratio of seniors remained well above 23.0 percent in Italy, the second most aged society. The number of Japanese aged 90 or older reached 2.31 million, including 70,000 centenarians.
The National Institute of Population and Social Security Research projects that Japan’s elderly will make up 30.0 percent of the population in 2025 and 35.3 percent in 2040. The ratio of seniors with jobs increased for the 15th consecutive year as the country faced a deepening labour shortage. Of the 8.62 million seniors with jobs, 3.50 million were women. The biggest employer of seniors was the wholesale and retail industry, with 1.27 million elderly workers, followed by agriculture and forestry with 1.07 million.
Train stations in Tokyo lease out strollers on trial basis – Tokyo
Some of the busiest train stations in central Tokyo began a trial run of a stroller leasing service Thursday, in hopes of attracting families with small children who want to enjoy outings without the worry of lugging the carriages onto crowded trains.
The service by East Japan Railway Co, available through Oct 20, will allow people to reserve strollers via phone for 500 yen a day at Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shinjuku and Ueno stations, the company said. The four are major hub stations in the capital and have a number of shopping and dining complexes in and around them. A service location at Tokyo Station will operate daily, while the others will be open on weekends and holidays. The service at Shinagawa Station will also be available on Fridays. A total of 21 strollers from baby products company Pigeon Corp will be used.
The idea was proposed when the wife of an employee working for an affiliate of the railway operator wondered why a service commonly found in department stores was not available in train stations, the company said. It was picked from over 1,000 ideas for a new business. The company conducted a trial run of stroller leasing free of charge at Tachikawa Station, on the outskirts of Tokyo, in July. A survey found everyone that used the service had indicated they would use it again. Other feedback included a preference for an advance reservation system and the ability to use the leased strollers outside of the station.
