www.EUbusinessinJapan.eu THE DRONE MARKET IN JAPAN September - 2016 Sven Eriksson Maths Lundin EU-JAPAN CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION - Head office in Japan EU-JAPAN CENTRE FOR INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION - OFFICE in the EU Shirokane-Takanawa Station bldg 4F Rue Marie de Bourgogne, 52/2 1-27-6 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0072, JAPAN B-1000 Brussels, BELGIUM Tel: +81 3 6408 0281 - Fax: +81 3 6408 0283 - [email protected] Tel : +32 2 282 0040 –Fax : +32 2 282 0045 - [email protected] http://www.eu-japan.eu / http://www.EUbusinessinJapan.eu / http://www.een-japan.eu www.EUbusinessinJapan.eu Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary / Abstract ................................................................................... 4 2. Definition ................................................................................................................... 5 3. Scope of the Report ................................................................................................... 6 4. World-wide Market.................................................................................................... 7 4.1. History .......................................................................................................................... 7 4.2. Market Trends ............................................................................................................... 7 4.3. Major Manufacturers ................................................................................................... 11 3DRobotics, US .............................................................................................................................. 11 AAI Corporation, US ....................................................................................................................... 12 CAPECON, EU ................................................................................................................................. 13 DJI, China ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Ehang UAV, China .......................................................................................................................... 13 General Atomics, US ...................................................................................................................... 13 Israel Aerospace Industry (Malat), Israel....................................................................................... 14 Northrop Grumman, US ................................................................................................................ 14 Parrot, France ................................................................................................................................ 14 Yamaha Motor Co., Japan ............................................................................................................. 15 Zipline, US ...................................................................................................................................... 15 4.4. Legislation ................................................................................................................... 15 4.5. Anti-drone Market ....................................................................................................... 16 5. Japan’s Drone Market .............................................................................................. 17 5.1. Models/Types /Consumer Models /Business models /Military Models ......................... 17 5.2. Size/Trends/Growth .................................................................................................... 18 5.3. Experiments/Test flights .............................................................................................. 20 5.4. Applications: ............................................................................................................... 20 5.4.1. Agriculture ..................................................................................................................... 20 5.4.2. Transport ....................................................................................................................... 21 5.4.3. Parcel Delivery ............................................................................................................... 21 5.4.4. Utilities........................................................................................................................... 22 5.4.5. Surveying ....................................................................................................................... 22 5.4.6. Construction .................................................................................................................. 22 5.4.7. Real Estate ..................................................................................................................... 22 5.4.8. News Media, Advertisement ......................................................................................... 23 5.4.9. Film Production ............................................................................................................. 23 5.4.10. Disaster recovery ........................................................................................................... 23 5.4.11. Security .......................................................................................................................... 24 5.4.12. Anti-drone ..................................................................................................................... 24 EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation 2 www.EUbusinessinJapan.eu 6. Main Players in Japan..................................................................................... 25 6.1. Japanese Manufacturers/Suppliers ................................................................... 25 Autonomous Control Systems Laboratory (ACSL) ......................................................................... 25 Blue Innovation ............................................................................................................................. 25 Chuo Electronics Co. ...................................................................................................................... 25 Defence Ministry ........................................................................................................................... 25 DJI Japan ........................................................................................................................................ 25 enRoute ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Fuji-Imvac ...................................................................................................................................... 26 Fujitsu ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Hirobo ............................................................................................................................................ 26 Kikuchi Seisakusho ......................................................................................................................... 26 Komatsu ......................................................................................................................................... 26 NSi Moka ....................................................................................................................................... 27 NTT Group ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Ricoh Co ......................................................................................................................................... 27 SECOM Co. ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Sony Corp. ..................................................................................................................................... 27 Yamaha Motors ............................................................................................................................. 27 6.2. Foreign Suppliers in Japan ............................................................................................ 28 7. Governmental Regulations ....................................................................................... 29 7.1. Ministries and Other Organisations in Charge of Legislation: ......................................... 29 7.2. Regulations for Usage .................................................................................................. 29 7.3. Import Tariffs .............................................................................................................. 31 8. Key Success Factors, Main Challenges and Opportunities .......................................... 32 9. Importers & Related Organisations .......................................................................... 32 10. Important Trade Fair and other events .................................................................. 33 11. Summary and Recommendations.......................................................................... 34 Appendix A: Application areas for Drones in Japan. ......................................................... 35 Appendix B: Literature