List of news articles about drones
- ESR holds seminars and other events on "high-mobility drone porters" at logistics facilities in Yokohama City. (February 09) September 17, 2026 Logistics facilities
- Logistics Federation releases browser game to deepen understanding of logistics, targeting elementary school students and others. (February 09) September 15, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Alpico Kotsu to launch drone material transport service in September to support logistics in mountainous regions and other areas. (February 08) August 21, 2026 IT/Equipment
-
- CBRE begins tenant leasing for a 1.4 m2 multi-tenant logistics facility in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- CBRE/Hyogo: Open House and Foreign Worker System Seminar to be held on October 22nd at "Rene Logi Kobe Port Island"
- CBRE IM / Tokyo: Post-completion viewing and seminar to be held at "CBRE IM Katsushika" on October 21st and 22nd.
- Mitani Computer launches AI-powered WMS "W-KEEPER AX" and demonstrates it at EC General Exhibition.
- Mitsubishi Estate / Open House for "LogiCross Osaka Taisho II" on October 20th and 21st
- Colliers will hold an open house for its logistics facility in Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture on October 22nd and 23rd.
- Daito Kentaku and Nippon Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics facility near the "Sayama-Hidaka IC" in Saitama Prefecture in February 2027.
- Toho Gas Energy / Webinar "Hydrogenization Project for Large Logistics Hubs" to be held on October 15th
- CREDO / Saitama Prefecture "CREDO Kazo" Preview Event to be held on October 20th and 21st
- CBRE will hold an open house and recruitment strengthening seminar at "CPD Tokai Chita" in Aichi Prefecture on October 15th and 16th.
- Daito Kentaku and Japan Logistics Facilities to complete a logistics center near the "Samukawa Kita IC" in Kanagawa Prefecture in April 2027.
- Hankyu Hanshin Real Estate will hold an open house and Phoxter demonstration at "Logista Kyoto Fushimi" on October 15th and 16th.
- Hankyu Hanshin Real Estate and Transcosmos will be presenting at an e-commerce logistics seminar on October 23rd.
- JILS will hold logistics improvement case study presentations and lectures in Kansai and Kyushu in October and November.
- CBRE / Short-term contracts also available. Open house to be held on October 15th at the (tentative name) Kawanishi Logistics Center in Hyogo Prefecture.
- Aeronext and J-Frontier to build regional medical infrastructure through drone delivery of pharmaceuticals. (February 07) July 27, 2026 IT/Equipment
- AlterSky signs agreement with Taiwan's 7A Drones, aiming to introduce large logistics drones to the Japanese market. (February 07) July 21, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Series / Walking the Frontiers of Global Logistics, Part 5: Island Transportation in an Era of Population Decline (February 07) July 8, 2026 Articles
- National Council for the Promotion of New Smart Logistics: Meeting to discuss the construction of logistics infrastructure that can respond to both normal times and disasters. (February 06) June 11, 2026 SCM/Management
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Report to the Environmental Subcommittee of the Advisory Council that progress in railway modal shift and the social implementation of logistics drones is slow. (February 06) June 5, 2026 SCM/Management
- Serialized Article: Walking the Frontiers of Global Logistics, Part 4: Logistics Infrastructure in an Era of Population Decline (February 06) June 4, 2026 Articles
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism opens call for applications for subsidies for drone supply transport training during disasters, up to 1000 million yen. (February 06) June 4, 2026 SCM/Management
- Torbizon/Disaster Prevention Drill: Large Logistics Drone Used to Transport 50kg of Water and Other Items (February 06) June 4, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Logistics Frontline / Seino HD Aims to Build a New Logistics Infrastructure Through Investment in Startups (February 05) May 18, 2026 Next-Logi
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Supporting initiatives by diverse entities, such as drone utilization, with subsidies. (February 04) April 14, 2026 SCM/Management
- Aeronext unveils prototype drone with new technology, enhancing long-range flight capabilities. (February 03) March 27, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Tokyu Land Corporation to begin construction in May on a 77,000 m2 multi-purpose logistics facility in Hiroshima City that can handle frozen and refrigerated goods. (February 03) March 17, 2026 Logistics facilities
- ANA Holdings confirms effectiveness of long-distance delivery using large fixed-wing drones in Okinawa Prefecture. (February 03) March 5, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Aeronext implements drone-based blood product delivery in Mongolia. (February 03) March 3, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Japan Post and Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, have signed a tripartite agreement to maintain logistics in mountainous and rural areas—a first of its kind in Japan. (February 02) February 16, 2026 SCM/Management
- Seino Holdings/Data obtained from drone delivery experiment in Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture, showing a 6.1% reduction in truck transport distance. (February 02) February 12, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- That's great! Drone delivery of prescription drugs to nursing homes for the elderly begins on Fukue Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. (February 02) February 3, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- Tokyu Land Corporation completes 9.8 m2 logistics facility in Hasuda City, Saitama Prefecture, and will also conduct drone demonstrations at its facility in Shiraoka City. (February 01) January 29, 2026 Logistics facilities
- AlterSky and 7A Drones to explore collaboration in the large-scale logistics drone sector of the Japanese market. (February 01) January 28, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Seino HD conducts drone delivery experiment in Nosegawa Village, Nara Prefecture, aiming to realize a "quasi-public model" (February 01) January 27, 2026 3PL/Logistics company
- JR East and others conduct drone logistics demonstration along the Shingashi River in Itabashi Ward, simulating urban disaster scenarios. (February 01) January 14, 2026 IT/Equipment
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Grant of subsidy for one drone-based disaster relief supply transport training project. (February 12) December 26, 2025 IT/Equipment
- A meeting was held to discuss the realization of a phase-free logistics infrastructure using drones. (February 12) December 25, 2025 IT/Equipment
- International Drone Association/Sōsa City, Chiba Prefecture and others sign cooperation agreement for use in transporting medical supplies. (February 12) December 23, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Seino HD and others conduct drone logistics experiment in Karuizawa City, Nagano Prefecture, taking a step towards traffic congestion and disaster prevention measures. (February 12) December 18, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: Approved to grant subsidies to 8 projects for drone-based disaster relief supply transport training. (February 12) December 9, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Yamata-ya to regularly hold drone shows using the airspace above its logistics facilities. (February 12) December 9, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Seino Holdings and others conduct demonstration experiment of "new smart logistics" using drones in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture (February 12) December 2, 2025 IT/Equipment
- NEXT DELIVERY / Level 3.5 material transport drone test flight unveiled in Ashikaga City (February 11) November 28, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Medipal HD/Subsidiary to cooperate and support drone delivery of pharmaceuticals, conducting experiments in Nagasaki (February 11) November 20, 2025 IT/Equipment
- ESR/Hyogo Prefecture Kawanishi DC1 to hold "High-Mobility Drone Porter Demonstration" on November 18th (February 11) November 7, 2025 Seminars
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism publishes recommendations from three perspectives on improving the efficiency of last-mile delivery. (February 11) November 7, 2025 SCM/Management
- Konoike Transport/Steel Kansai Branch Assists Wakayama City with Disaster Prevention Drill Using Drones (February 11) November 6, 2025 CSR
- Aeronext and others conduct Japan's first drone Level 3.5 flight demonstration in a densely populated area. (February 11) November 6, 2025 IT/Equipment
- NEXT DELIVERY / First delivery demonstration experiment using "Level 3.5 flight" in a densely populated area (February 10) October 30, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Sekido and DJI to hold free demonstrations in all 47 prefectures of Japan to promote the use of agricultural and logistics drones. (February 10) October 29, 2025 IT/Equipment
- National Council for the Promotion of New Smart Logistics / Public and private sectors gather for symposium on the implementation of drone logistics (February 10) October 10, 2025 IT/Equipment
- NEXT DELIVERY / Ashikaga City partners with Ryomo Maruzen for research into new smart logistics. (February 10) October 9, 2025 IT/Equipment
- International Drone Association: Drones transport 30kg of supplies to a mountain hut in Yatsugatake, aiming for social implementation. (February 09) September 30, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Alpico HD and Aeronext form capital and business alliance to promote new smart logistics. (February 09) September 30, 2025 SCM/Management
- Aeronext announces newly developed logistics drone equipped with proprietary airframe structure design technology. (February 09) September 26, 2025 IT/Equipment
- IHI and Shizuoka Prefecture sign agreement for the social implementation of next-generation air mobility. (February 08) August 28, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism / Call for applications for surveys and other projects related to the transportation of disaster relief supplies using drones. (February 08) August 25, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism: 5 projects approved for drone delivery base development subsidies. (February 08) August 18, 2025 IT/Equipment
- New Smart Logistics Promotion Council appeals to Minister of State for Special Missions, Ito, for the "quasi-publicization" of regional logistics. (February 08) August 1, 2025 SCM/Management
- Aeronext partners with SoftBank in the development of logistics drones. (February 07) July 29, 2025 IT/Equipment
- National Council for the Promotion of New Smart Logistics hands over proposal to Minister of State for Special Missions, Ito. (February 07) July 2, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Haijima Driving School / Opens drone and forklift training facilities on July 6th (February 06) June 20, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- NTT East Japan begins demonstration of transporting large-scale materials by drone at an altitude of 2000m. (February 06) June 5, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Prodrone unveils large drone for the first time, aiming for Japan's first Type 1 certification. (February 06) June 4, 2025 IT/Equipment
- JAL and others: Drone business in remote islands selected for Aichi Prefecture's logistics promotion project. (February 06) June 3, 2025 IT/Equipment
- National Council for the Promotion of New Smart Logistics / Formulates a proposal for realizing "community delivery" (February 05) May 26, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Alfresa and others: Drone-based regular delivery of pharmaceuticals in Kawanehoncho, Shizuoka Prefecture. (February 04) April 23, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Drone University / First-Class Unmanned Aircraft Pilot Skill Certificate Acquisition Course, Logistics Department Now Open (February 04) April 10, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- Japan Drone Business Support Association launches drone air transport service. (February 04) April 8, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Sagawa Express, Eames Robo, and others unveil final demonstration for drone logistics implementation. (February 04) April 7, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Drone/Experiment in transporting dangerous goods using an existing airport on an outlying island in Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture (February 04) April 4, 2025 IT/Equipment
- SBS Driving School Partners with Drone University to Develop Aerial Logistics Personnel (February 04) April 3, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Nishikyu Dai Transport & Warehouse Co., Ltd. conducts drone delivery demonstration using urban hybrid logistics, the first of its kind in Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki Prefecture. (February 03) March 21, 2025 3PL/Logistics company
- International Drone Association conducts gasoline transport experiment simulating disaster scenarios in Tono-cho, Chiba Prefecture. (February 03) March 3, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Seino HD and others: Integrating joint delivery and drone logistics in a demonstration experiment in Oita Prefecture. (February 02) February 28, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Seino HD, Oita Prefecture, and others: Public demonstration of smart delivery implementation in Usa City (February 02) February 17, 2025 IT/Equipment
- SkyDrive and Osaka Prefecture sign agreement regarding the transportation of logistics drones during disasters, etc. (February 01) January 31, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Aeronext and others conduct drone delivery in Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, simulating disaster situations. (February 01) January 30, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Torbizion, Itonori Construction, and others successfully conduct drone delivery experiment in Seki City, Gifu Prefecture. (February 01) January 17, 2025 IT/Equipment
- NEDO conducts demonstration experiment using industrial DX to promote the widespread adoption of autonomous driving and logistics drones. (February 01) January 15, 2025 IT/Equipment
- New Smart Logistics: Joint Delivery System Integrating Drones Implemented in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture (February 01) January 14, 2025 IT/Equipment
- Kanazawa Institute of Technology conducts drone flight experiment with a maximum payload of 50kg, simulating the transport of relief supplies. (February 12) December 13, 2024 IT/Equipment
- Kao and others conduct drone demonstration experiment under Japan's first conditions, crossing Ise Bay and Mikawa Bay. (February 12) December 12, 2024 IT/Equipment
- KDDI and others successfully demonstrate collaborative delivery using robots, autonomous vehicles, and drones. (February 12) December 9, 2024 IT/Equipment
- International Drone Association conducts demonstration experiment of drone logistics in Tono-cho, Chiba Prefecture (February 12) December 9, 2024 IT/Equipment
- KDDI and 6 other companies: Testing drone-based pharmaceutical delivery service implementation in urban areas. (February 11) November 27, 2024 IT/Equipment
- JAL and others successfully operate five drones simultaneously from four locations across Japan by a single person. (February 11) November 15, 2024 IT/Equipment
- ANA Holdings conducts demonstration experiment of drone delivery of blood products over a 53km section in Okinawa. (February 11) November 8, 2024 IT/Equipment
- Blue Innovation opens research institute in Itabashi, utilizing drone field (February 11) November 1, 2024 IT/Equipment
- SkyDrive/Utilizing logistics drones in disaster prevention drills in Fukui Prefecture (February 10) October 24, 2024 IT/Equipment
- NEXT DELIVERY / Drones to transport supplies to isolated areas affected by the Noto heavy rain disaster. (February 10) October 3, 2024 IT/Equipment
1/5
