JAPAN LAUNCHES UAP INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING U.S. REPORT IDENTIFYING REGION AS ?HOTSPOT? FOR SIGHTINGS

A non-partisan group of Japanese lawmakers says it plans to investigate sightings of unidentified flying objects, citing concerns over possible foreign surveillance efforts and other national security issues. 

The group, composed of more than 80 members that include former defense ministers, was announced on Thursday. The lawmakers say it will aim to enhance Japan’s capabilities in the detection and analysis of what the U.S. military now calls unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP.