On April 24, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) updated its “Representative Examples of Items Restricted for Carry-on or Checked Baggage” and announced the new prohibition of sodium ion batteries in carry-on and checked baggage on board aircraft.
Since the same day, the rules for carry-on mobile batteries with regard to capacity and quantity have already been changed, stipulating the following rules
Mobile batteries carried on board must have a watt-hour rating of 160Wh or less and a total of no more than two (2)
Charging mobile batteries from in-flight power sources is prohibited on board the aircraft.
Charging other electronic devices from mobile batteries on board is also prohibited.
Not in checked (or unchecked) baggage
Up to 160Wh of constant watt-hour (*)
Individual protection against short circuits
Not stored in a storage cabinet
*This also applies to PCs, portable game consoles, wireless earphones, tablet terminals, etc.
Elecom, which sells mobile batteries and handy fans that use sodium-ion batteries, has also been notified of this issue and reported that several of its products are no longer allowed as carry-on or checked baggage. The company is calling for attention to the fact that its products currently on sale are still labeled as “carry-on compatible” on their packaging.
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