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Japan has approved "level-4" drone flights, which will allow operators to pilot aircraft over residential areas, even where they have no direct line of sight.

CHIAKI KAMEDA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government has eased regulations to allow "level-4" drones flights in which the pilot operates an unmanned aerial vehicle over residential areas without a direct line of sight.

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