LAPIS Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Japanese electronics manufacturing company ROHM Semiconductor, is looking to reverse the bad reputation of drones in Japan with the unveiling of the Orizuru, a ...

Japan has an increasingly contentious relationship with drone technology, so Lapis Semiconductor created a beautiful Origami-style UAV to help win over the public. Adam Bolton is a contributor for ...

OSLO—The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony gave both Norwegian and Japanese citizens an opportunity to reflect on the meaning of making “orizuru” folded-paper cranes, a symbol of prayers for peace in Japan.

The last time a drone made headlines in Japan was in April 2015, when a man successfully landed an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) carrying radioactive sand onto the Japanese prime minister’s office.

A Japanese company has a unique take on drones: At a recent trade show in Tokyo, LAPIS Semiconductor demoed the Orizuru, a remote control origami crane that’s made mostly of paper and weighs only one ...