US drone company Zipline starts delivering medicine in Japan

A drone flies to make a delivery at a Zipline hub in Vobsi, Ghana in 2021 (Zipline/AP)

Zipline, an American company that specialises in using autonomously flying drones to deliver medical supplies, has taken off in Japan.

They are flying, starting on Thursday, across the tiny Goto Islands, off the western coast of Kyushu, in southwestern Japan, delivering to pharmacies and hospitals.