By TAKUYA IKEDA/ Staff Writer
September 19, 2024 at 16:45 JST
A suicide prevention surveillance drone flies overhead during a test flight in Fuji-Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sept. 18. (Takuya Ikeda)
FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi Prefecture—To combat the persistent threat of suicides in Aokigahara forest, officials here are now relying on drones in addition to routine sweeps on foot. [Read More]
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