The Nobeyama Radio Observatory's parabolic antennas in Minamimaki village, Nagano Prefecture, monitor radio waves from stars in the night sky. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Research into UFOs, which initially drew puzzled looks and smirks, is now considered an increasingly crucial part of Japan's defense system and in need of additional support.
The studies are actually focused more on manmade objects, such as drones and espionage tools, than beings from outer space. These mystery aircraft are now called unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP).
Many UAP sightings have been reported near sensitive sites around Japan, prompting Japanese security experts and lawmakers to call for more serious research and monitoring.
Surveillance balloons believed to come from China have stirred attention in the United States and Japan. Drones, meanwhile, have become key weapons for reconnaissance and missile strikes in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Japan has recognized such trends, and it views UAP not as mere superstition but as a matter requiring serious national security consideration.
On Aug. 7, a closed-door meeting was held in the basement floor of the Lower House members' office building in Tokyo's Nagatacho district.
The topic was the sighting of three mysterious lights above Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai Nuclear Power Station in Genkai, Saga Prefecture.
In late July, four security guards near the plant's main gate spotted three drone-like lights in the night sky.
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